Not a problem. If you run into specific issues, please come back around and post them here. People are very excited to help out.

Check the backups. First thing. Validate that they're running, running correctly, are scheduled, etc. Then, identify the most important databases and validate that you can run a restore of the...

GilaMonster (11/19/2010)

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Grant Fritchey (11/19/2010)

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That's it. We're cancelling Christmas for...

WayneS (11/19/2010)

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Grant Fritchey (11/19/2010)

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I've fixed production issues remotely using a smart phone while I was at a user group meeting. Was I distracted for five minutes? Yep, but it was...

That's it. We're cancelling Christmas for you two.

Clue-by-four.

Question is, do you want to hurt 'em or just cut 'em up?...

GilaMonster (11/19/2010)

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Oh for crying out loud...

Conversation from 5 min ago.

PM: We agreed that you'd start the investigation for <really complex and possibly impossible data extrapolation> on Monday. Is there any...

ubeauty (11/19/2010)

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My WinMo phone has proved extremely helpful with planning Tasks, Schedules etc though totally appreciate the work-life balance.

Whilst on the train though i personally class this as work time...

Interesting topic...

While I absolutely agree that work/life balance is thrown off by these devices, the fact is, the devices are out there. It's not a question of whether or not...

We've only ever used #3, but it does have shortcomings. However, until we get more than 10 people in the door at meetings, I don't plan on worrying about those...

I've used Blogger & WordPress, both on their sites. WordPress was head & shoulders better. Now that I'm maintaining it myself... it's a lot of work, but there's a ton...

Yeah, now that I have the domain & hosting & everything, I can see setting up a family blog.

I'm just shocked at how much work was masked off by...

Interesting question. In my shop, we've taken a hybrid approach. On most of our servers we're using maintenance plans for backups, but index maintenance is using a customized script, in...

CirquedeSQLeil (11/16/2010)

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Grant Fritchey (11/16/2010)

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Any time we're feeling bad that maybe we took someone's head off (except for those times where you took aim and swung really hard), read this little...

Any time we're feeling bad that maybe we took someone's head off (except for those times where you took aim and swung really hard), read this little thread. I was...