It's a good thing SQL Server does a pretty good job of limping along on its own with DBAs like that.

This was an April Fools Joke. It says so in the explanation as well as in the thread linked.

No need to get too worked up about it.

Please don't curse in the forums. It's unprofessional in this environment.

You configure this in the server properties http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188470%28SQL.90%29.aspx

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George is correct. Also, the log backups will not reuse the space until the transaction commits.

You might want to break it into batches if you are worried about log growth.

We do not condone posting of PDFs that are for sale. If you want to learn about SQL Server, make your own investment in a book.

Or use the free...

As long as you can respond quickly enough. I'd try the trace for a week first and then disable others.

Note that I would not delete any old logins for a...

While most of these answers a silly, for the OP, the best advice is that you should answer honestly. If you were hired and unable to actually write an SSIS...

Chores.

If you suspect that a login hasn't been used in a long time, or is inactive, I would disable it, make a note in your logs, and then notify help...

What does "I have an old backup that was replaced by the last backup" mean? Which files, and from when, do you have?

Actually it's usually, you're that guy that does those podcast things at SQL-something. You sure make a lot of mistakes (as they walk away chuckling)

I played that on Rock Band recently and had a great time.

It would be great to see some detailed analysis of the execution. If you want to write it up, I'd like to publish it.