The code is there, and a wrapper to make it a separate app can't be that hard, so why not do both? Give us access to the log viewer, query...

The switch I use to make mine run faster is the power switch. Turn it on, it flies. turn it off, no so much.

I think crystal balls work better than ouji boards. Especially when you drop them on someone's foot to emphasize a point.

I think it's a bit of both. IT should look for ways to improve things, and suggest them to users. Let them know that you see a possibility about how...

As much as most of us would like a switch like that, as Grant mentioned, there isn't one.

I'd also stop taking advice from whoever told you that.

You can use Virtual PC (or other vm software).

Here's a link to help you learn: http://www.sqlshare.com/clustering-sql-server-2005_33.aspx?searchid=76111

AFAIK, Azure is beta now. I'm sure there are some people using it, but it should go live, and start to cost $$ in Jan 2010

If you think something is wrong, please provide a reason and reference. We have not reason to take your work for it over anyone else's.

The third answer has been edited...

This article was written about a month ago, and my guess is the author did not have Win 7 at the time. Many of the articles written will age quickly...

moved.

Please pay attention to where you post.

Don't write inside the code. Write the specific question at the end, or beginning. It's easier to read then I'm not sure exactly what you want.

Do you need an aggregation...

It's on the list, but it's a low priority. You can get a feed from threads/forums and scan that.

We have an item logged that would allow you to choose from...

Every time I do Yoda it comes out Scooby-Doo.

You are doing the equivalent of an upgrade here, side by side.

Moving databases: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Administration/movingyouruserswiththeirdatabases/2124/

For upgrades, this will help: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Upgrade/65872/

The big things are moving security, scripting out and moving...

I'm not sure if it's been corrected or not, but you cannot necessarily depend on sys.depends. Just writing that sounds silly, and it's frustrated many of us for years.

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