Its a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question but on your systems how big is your TempDB?

The largest I have seen is 2Gb on a...

Given that TempDB is recreated every time SQL Server is restarted do you think there is any merit in moving it off a RAID onto a fast local disk.

I'm considering...

It just goes to show that the biggest security risk isn't some spotty onanite in a bedroom, its your own staff or recent ex-staff.

This harks back to the Windows Authentication...

The thought of having users who can update data using SQL statements scares me.

I don't mind them doing selects but I have serious issues with non-user interface updates of data.

I...

My favourite is the ommission of the

'sync with backup' option for the sp_replicationdboption stored procedure.

You need this if you are backing up and restoring replicated databases.

The MS Press book SQL Server 2000 with XML has a whole chapter on enabling your SQL Server to allow queries and updates via HTTP.

It then goes on to say,...

All hail the GUID, thats what I say!

Great idea, providing you are using ADO.

Being a SQL Server guy it is very easy to get into the Microsoft mentality. JFDI methodology.

We use a variety of Web Content Management...

Books on line says "A parsed document is stored in the internal cache of SQL Server 2000. The MSXML parser uses one-eighth the total memory available for SQL Server. To...

I use snapshots when I need to duplicate a live environment for testing purposes.

1. Receive change request.

2. Snapshot the live to a development machine.

3. Test on the development machine.

4. Make...

Oh the embarrassment, thanks to Carsten Dauguaard for spotting it.

exec sp_xml_preparedocument @iDocumentHandle OUTPUT, @stdoc

should be

exec sp_xml_preparedocument @iDocumentHandle OUTPUT, @stXML

Oh the embarrassment!!!!

Thanks to Carsten Dauguaard for spotting it.

In the code for the stored procedure

exec sp_xml_preparedocument @iDocumentHandle OUTPUT, @stdoc

should be

exec sp_xml_preparedocument @iDocumentHandle OUTPUT, @stXML

This is what you get when you...

If these critical fixes are not part of SP3 then would you recommend holding off on SP3 and wait for SP4?

What are you going to do with that text parameter after you have retrieved it?

Why not loop through the returned recordset and build up the string in your app and...

I DO name my constraints.

If SQL needs an index and there isn't one available it creates its own.

Sometimes an index is not appropriate but SQL may decide that it needs...