Chris,

Certainly not a waste of time, and glad I could help.

First, please don't use all caps. It's the equivalent of shouting and rude.

Second, there are tags to the left here when you post. They're listed as IFCode or IF Shortcuts....

Two ways, topic options in the upper right here (blue bar)

Post again, change the default to "no subscription" in the drop down.

Excellent points, dphillips, but cost isn't always the reason to do something. Web hosting companies are cheaper for some people, not others. They are also better run in some cases,...

Roger, sounds like a fun place to work. I worked in a nuclear plant, same way. Armed guards carrying M-16s, loaded, around. Would train in the plant at times, not...

Actually, GSquared, I'd argue you still don't need to know. What you need is a better SLA, and better trained SAN people that actually proactively work on performance. They should...

Roger,

I am taking this seriously, and I think there's a lot to work out.

However I think you're thinking specifically, and narrowly here. ADP built trust, sure, but can't that happen...

We used it years ago at JD Edwards. I didn't think much of it, but it did work OK for us. We had Proclarity at Peoplesoft and there were similar...

Is this general curiosity or do you need to determine if one of them is actually needed for an application?

Roger,

thanks and I think some of this exists, and in ways, but I'm not sure we really have a cloud system that extends down to DBAs. We're still very server...

Wow, quite the discussion. Barry, I'm looking forward to more articles. The next one is slated for a few weeks out, but I might move it up.

I would say the...

Lots of network errors I've seen also come from network issues, meaning the network is too busy. That would explain your randomness.

The other thing is a relatively short timeout and...

Can you complete the restore from SSMS? I'm curious if you get anything else.

I too, suspect a corrupt backup. Can you make another backup from the source?

I tend to agree with Bruce. You need to spend time explaining the implications of your needs and actions to business people. Not in technical terms, but in terms of...

Is there something you are concerned about with an application or are you just trying to learn?

Perhaps we have some advice if you have an issue.