I agree somewhat about BI being an oxymoron. I've seen quite a bit of stuff that says they put in too much BI-type analysis and counted on it to lower...

Relevance and clarity for sure. That might be sparse documentation IF it's clear.

It also has to be readily available. Which is another problem. Code is easier, but keeping it near...

Definitely choose 2008. Not sure Vista stinks, but it isn't much better than XP in many ways, and worse in some, notably using resources.

James, as a manager, there are definitely things you need to withhold. Some of that is business related, some confidentiality, etc.

However as a worker, you shouldn't withhold information required to...

You will have to build a series of logic steps to handle this. You need to know what prefixes to look for and handle those (Mr., Mr, Ms, Ms., Mrs,...

For every job, there are various options in the properties. One of these is notifications.

You have to set up an operator, set up Database Mail, and then you can select...

Are you running SQL 2000, IIS, and SQL 2005 all on this server?

It does sound crazy.

Can you create a new user (and login) and trace that from the application? I'm suspicious that the application is doing something else and you're missing it...

Great advice from Andrew, and if that doesn't work, the likely cause is that you need to tune your SQL more. Badly written code, or a lack of indexes, account...

Jack Corbett (1/9/2009)

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Wow, I think this may be a record for editorials.

I have one more comment, Image is not just appearance, it is also attitude and getting along with others....

Database mirroring does not exist in SQL 2000.

You're not saving much by backing up the log every 30 minutes v every 5 or 10. I'd run log backups more often if you're concerned.

Also, be sure you're...

I would recommend that you manage SQL backups with SQL Server. Run the backups to disk as it's faster, more reliable, and if you have an issue, you can recover...

Luke has the likely suggestion here. Check the SQL Server to see if there is a backup job or maintenance plan set up that might be breaking the backup chain.

Not sure I agree with that. Assembler...