Paul Randal (4/1/2010)

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JasonRowland (4/1/2010)

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Perhaps my sense of humor is twisted, but the funniest thing about this prank are the replies from the people who are upset by it.

Thanks for the...

Garadin (4/1/2010)

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Also, have you checked the index usage DMV to see if all of those 20 indexes are actually being used?? Have you compared their create scripts to see if...

In that article I gave it discusses how the Browser Service is used for Named Instances. If you specify a different than default port for the default instance you...

Correct. As a SQL Server Database professional. It shouldn't matter that you are a developer, BI Specialist, or Admin. Working with SQL Server is the important underscore.

You're welcome.

Is this a default instance or a named instance?

It also looks like you are still using port 1533 - thus it is still a static port configuration.

Here is an article...

I have used them in the past for different exams. Each time, the transcender was more difficult than the actual exam.

I imagine the same would hold true here.

If standard is already installed, then you would have 49 instances remaining for enterprise edition.

Ha, I just barely noticed that.

A hoola hoop.

WayneS (4/1/2010)

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Question: does this time-in-service requirement mean working "as a DBA"? There are a lot of people that are "accidental" DBAs, or are a DBA in conjunction with their primary...

Check out this blog on the topic.

http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/05/03/sql-server-dbcc-commands-to-free-several-sql-server-memory-caches/

Agreed on the enmity. The media is giving them so much pub right now, I think they enjoy it.

Chad Crawford (4/1/2010)

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Crud. Alright, I'll ask it. Why wouldn't a table stored in memory be faster as long as it was small? I can see that...

The original that Chad is referencing can be found here[/url].