Antares is right in that you can't determine this after the fact.

You can set up a trace for logins and just track this over time. If you only get logins,...

Keep in mind a couple facts. Jobs aren't re-entrant, so if two people do this and the job is running for the backup, the second person might not get their...

The issues with the ZIP file were the editor's (my) fault. They have been corrected and my apologies.

Do you mean you're taking a full backup or creating a database snapshot? I assume the former as there is no "snapshot backup".

Is there a particular period of time or...

You can also potentially move all the objects from the NDF into the MDF and then remove the NDF from the database. You can move tables by moving the clustered...

I'd think you would just pause mirroring (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175082.aspx), then detach and attach and restart mirroring.

:), we've got it on the list, but it's a low priority item. I'm not sure if we want to change this as it affects patches and upgrades (potentially) to...

David,

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I have been in contact before with him. It sometimes works, sometimes doesn't.

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The small turbine is tempting. I'm looking to try and get some wind monitoring up here soon. I've heard the $150 Weather Stations aren't great, so I'm trying to free...

I can appreciate your ire at Mr. Celko, but I'd argue he has helped advance our profession and comes up with some interesting solutions to problems using SQL.

I think that...

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I tend to agree with Grant. It's the political games that might be played. A reactor will take a couple administrations to get operational and those investing billions don't want...

Steve,

Good points and not sure why I didn't write profiling in the editorial. I wasn't really thinking of the idea of profiling as much as the mining and accuracy of...

Charles,

I think that's where Asimov might have gotten the idea, from economic and mathematical theories. It's an interesting idea, and Asimov might have developed the ideal for this area.

We...