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http://www.replicationanswers.com/Transactional.asp

I'm not sure that I think multi-instancing is better than VMs. First you can't balance memory easily with instances. VMs allow you to more easily move memory around. That may...

URL for the paper: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee692366.aspx

Every manufacturer has a series of horror stories from a particular person. My wife got a new Dell Lattitude late last year, a friend got one as well, both...

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SQL Server hasn't always been 8k. When it was ported/based on Sybase, it was 2K pages that we dealt with. I believe v7 jumped to the 8k pages, which was...

Thanks for the update. A good reason to keep up on those SPs.

Correct, you must pick a forum first, then you can add a topioc.

That could be important, but I've never used a 2nd battery. There are times I'm running low, but haven't been concerned enough.

If that's important to you, then those are things...

Barry,

That response reminded me of the Super Bowl ad with everyone smacking the backs of people's heads.

Nooooooooo, I was hoping not to manage anyone but myself.

Properties for the role, securables tab.

Lynn is asking about the service accounts, not the host computer. Are you using domain accounts.

Mirroring is pretty cool. However it's like replication in some sense. While it's working, it's great. If it breaks, it can be hard to fix. Often easier to just reset...

Thanks for the feedback. I like them too and would like to keep them going. Pass the word so others click and get the read count up.