Not with any SQL backup tool. They allow you to backup the entre database or a file of the database.

You could export the table to CSV. You could make a...

The user on the database that your published site uses does not have select permissions on the tables. It's probably just got exec on the procs.

Inline SQL (especially if concatenated...

Seconded. Shrink = really bad idea.

It also appears you don't have an index rebuild happening anywhere. Is that the case?

To prevent SQL injection completely:

- Use only stored procedures or properly parameterised queries from your web app

- Do not concatenate SQL statements and execute them. either in the web page...

Depends what the column says. It gives you the reason the log is not been reused.

Typical things I've seen - Replication, backup, active transaction, mirroring.

Each needs to be treated differently.

I've also seen it bring the system to an absolute halt during an auto grow.

You're right on the dropped obejcts. While I've seen Ghost cleanup tidying up after a drop,...

Excellent. Thank you.

Don't take it as authoritative, since I can't remember the source.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that MAXDOP limited the number of running threads, not the total number of threads overall that a query could spawn.

If that's correct, then with...

Do you not have a backup?

There is a way, but it will cause data loss. No idea how much, or from which table.

Please run the following...

DBCC CHECKDB('msdb') WITH NO_INFOMSGS

What's the most recent backup you have for MSDB?

Thanks. I'll check them out.

Especially...

Probably early-mid June for the full session list. Probably spotlights earlier.

End of May is the date they gave for feedback on submitted abstracts.

What are the blocks/waits on? What wait type? What resource?