Hardware is the only RAID I'd recommend for any server. Maybe software on a desktop, but not a server.

I'm not sure you gain from having two files on one device...

I'd run a trace of some sort, looking for the backup event in between the time when you run a full and the time a diff is scheduled. There must...

I do agree with the other Mr. Jones that this hard. And we have two basic issues as I see it.

1. Making it easy for people to post questions

2. Making...

Andy Warren and I gave a presentation on this at PASS and I'll give a few thoughts.

First they're different jobs. I don't think you can manage and do technical stuff,...

Hopefully not an ache to your ear! :w00t:

Thanks

It looks like most people like separation by versions, and perhaps that still makes sense. My guess is that most people won't list their version, and probably most people today...

Seattle again, Nov 3-6.

http://www.sqlpass.org.

I certainly could use more help. That might be something we implement.

You should be fine. The logs should be closed properly when you shut down SQL Server, so I wouldn't expect anything to be broken.

I really don't want to go 2 levels deep, and I really question how complicated things have gotten. Plus, what's a newbie? They don't necessarily know to post there, at...

Not all DBCC commands have been deprecated or given an alternative. I don't think reseeding can be done another way, but I'd like to see this added to ALTER TABLE.

The...

And if we can help, ask. No guarantees, but we would like to see you succeed

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It's fine to ask the question, but you haven't given guidance on the purpose of the audit. What are you trying to learn about? There isn't necessarily a guideline per...

Domagoj,

Best of luck with that and hope things get better in 2009.

At least he tries. I think he's slightly in over his/her head with this stuff, but he's plugging along.