I'm sure he'll be back.

And I figured you'd answer, being snowed in like me.:-D

He'll go away if you let the thread die. He periodically comes through, posts for a few weeks, and then disappears.

Stop quoting him as well. The quote button increases the...

They usually do go to the company, I'd agree with that. My point is that if management refuses, someone might show up at the office with papers asking for data....

There's no magic, and I hate to see that. But there is a level of abstraction that can make things more manageable. That's what computers have done.

The "cloud" definitely needs...

Keep reading, keep learning, and practicing. The experience you get working with the product will help you. When you're ready to change careers look for a position as a junior...

What's in the file? The last lines often give a clue about what might be wrong.

One thing with SPs, be sure no application or user is trying to connect. There...

You could use VBScript in a DTS/SSIS script task if you wanted. If you are looking for basic links, perhaps searching on Microsoft is a good place to start. There...

I hadn't noticed that. No idea what that is from. I assume date, then time, but the last digits, not sure. Have you checked in the job history or maintenance...

The first one won't really generate a plan. It needs to scan everything, so why build a plan?

The second one might use an index, but the "Select *" might just...

What do you mean "to load"?

Reboots sometimes clear out things that are executing. When you get poor performance, are you documenting what is slow? Running traces to capture activity? Any...

Get backups working first. Being able to recover is key.

Then start looking at what's scheduled in jobs, maintenance, business jobs, etc. I'd get a handle on what's happening and...

I agree with Gail and Alvin. You want to represent yourself well, and show what you know on your resume. I have talked to dozens of people that eliminated candidates...

That material is on the MS site. It outlines what you need to know. A book or the training kit will help give you more details.

This will help, but you need practice with the product. 431 includes simulations, so you must be able to do things in SSMS.

As far as the exam, the details on...

It's definitely a topic of discussion, and worth debating and understanding. Virtualization has come quickly, and it has failed in a number of places, because it wasn't well thought out....