I don't have a complete answer for Jake (who poses some fine questions) but here is a guide for thinking about the issue. Let me preface this wth an...

Hey hsoj17,

While it's been covered it still crops up in forums an pages. We had a very similar thing happen to our Express users and it was due to...

Methinks he is waiting for your next installment.

I used to have this great Halloween get up. I would answer the door in a suit and tie wearing dark glasses. I would stick out a bag...

For those who have not taken the deep dive into indexes let this serve as a wake up call. Knowing the way the product actually works can have quite...

Excellent article. This coupled with Brad's article is very helpful in design considerations. I was especially looking for the size of the row pointer. It's quite a...

Hey Constant.

You are not alone there. I also am an active developer. I got deep into the SQL aspect of it because a previous employer recognized that us...

I agree with most of what has been said here.

Do you need experience in other aspects of IT? Helpful, yes. Required, it depends. If your organization is...

jens.joensson (10/22/2009)

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If I setup a normal backup schedule with full backup in weekend, differential every day and log every hour through SQL server Management Studio (like the one I have...

I can't speak about 3rd party backup tools. That's because i don't know how they all work. If you are going to take ad-hoc backups, even on a...

Ah the old days.

I had a special plaid jacket that I wore in the office only. Two outside pokects on each side and two pockets on each side inside....

Hey bit. Glad you got the courage to post. 709? Good greif. Here I thought that my 1403 and 7079 days made me the old man....

Altough I was making fun of the cartoon I'll reply to you message in all seriousness.

While you might not be able to...

I just got notice of this article by Paul S Randal. It was articles like this and our own observations about log growth that triggered me to write this...

I almost was not going to weigh in on this. But it's Friday, and it's me. :rolleyes:

I have had employer paid training and it was helpful. Then I've...