DBCC Rebuild_log. It's fairly well known (and can be found on support.microsoft.com as...

Pity the question didn't have "use the undocumented dbcc command", since that, coincidentally, is exactly what I had to do last week, and it worked fine. The apparently correct answer...

Todd Townley (11/14/2007)

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I must confess to also being confused for a moment, there. Ahh, the ambiguity of the English language! ...

I know my sense of humour never ascends too far out of the gutter, but I do think it was particularly difficult taking the article seriously after it discussed a...

Sharon Matyk (11/9/2007)

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Consulting should never have been allowed to stray from its original meaning, which was, a true expert in a particular field who has decided to move around to...

I don't think IT is really any different to any other industry here, despite the pace of change. If you buy in skills, the company providing those skills should provide...

Bob Hoffman (11/6/2007)

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I can sum up the whole debate in one word which more than adequately will describe what happens when M$ thinks about doing something better:

:sick: :sick: ...

Perhaps Microsoft should ask 5 basic SQL Server Admin questions from a vast repertoire whenever you launch Management Studio, and only let you continue if you get all 5 right,...

Hmmm. Not sure the article wasn't missing the point somewhat.

Certainly, deleting a database is a big deal, but it's not the worst that could happen. To my mind losing (and...

Agreed on all counts. I think it centres on efficiency in that if you decide to compensate for something inefficient in your processes instead of making it more efficient, you're...

Not sure. I do agree that SQL Server is definitely a good product, but it's worth bearing in mind that a substantial proportion of its security is palmed off onto...