I agree.  Virtualization is a cool topic, but it will be better in the future with Vista and other OS's of the future.  Personally, I would not use VM in...

Rebuilding "Master" in 2005 is not the same as 2000.  You actually need to run "setup" to rebuild it.  Rebuildm does not exist in 2005.  See BOL for Rebuilding Master...

There is currently an Access option in the SQL Server Migration Assistant in beta.  The current SSMA is only targeted at Oracle DBs.  Although I have not tested it out...

Partitioning is available only in the Enterprise Edition.  Enterprise Edition has MANY other features as well that help increase availability such as Database Snapshots and Asynchronous Database Mirroring to name...

Once the DB touches 2005, it is 2005 and cannot be "un-upgraded" or "downgraded" to a previous version.  The "upgrade" occurs when the DB is restored or attached to a...

I agree that there are other factors to consider before getting overly worried about TempDB; however, in SQL Server 2005, TempDB is more heavily used than in the past.  This...

Yes it is efficient to move data from one partition of TableA to an empty partition on TableB.  Both Partitions must be on the same Filegroup AND the "range" from...

While Reporting Services is not a tool for the end-user, Report Builder is.  Report Builder is a new feature in SSRS 2005 that allows an IT person to create a...