not a bad idea, but that would mean I'd have to make 2-3 levels of forums. I'm trying to keep things listed at two. So I have main forums for...

It's not that we will have 100k articles on some topic, but we will have some, and it wouldn't be necessary to read them all. Some will be outdated and...

Jeter getting close: http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=6740939

I came from the admin side, having managed a large network.

Getting the job you want is often a matter of working hard, looking for opportunities and taking advantage of them....

Winston,

Fair points, and I do think that we have shifted slightly this year to more beginner articles with the Stairways, and some of the contributions sent in, but if I...

My company, Red Gate, does offer them. I have had a few friends get them at different companies, though they sometimes are referred to as a leave of absence, unpaid,...

Rolling to the mountains to camp. Everyone behave. Will be back Tue.

SQLkiwi (6/30/2011)

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Absolutely - the conversations are...

I am trying to set up some party for SSC and the Exceptional DBA awards. PASS did come back and start to negotiate again, but then disappeared.

We should have...

Ninja's_RGR'us (6/29/2011)

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So where's the line?

Let's say that I install 8 instances of sql express on a server with 8 cpus & 12 GB of ram so that they can all...

Ninja's_RGR'us (6/29/2011)

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@steve-2, read the original question again. He is using the server to hold ±2 years of data in the main app for reporting reasons.

He's about to blow over...

Here, here, no linked servers. Way to fragile.

At least have each server collect and store it's own info, then roll it up.

First, please don't take MVP advice as legal or official in any way. We are people just like the rest of you, and are awarded the designation strictly because we...

Look back at Tom's solution.

If you don't understand that, and can't figure it out, post a specific question. It's not hard.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178534.aspx