From Microsoft, Triple-DES is the algorithm. I hope they update BOL soon.

OK, if you're going up from 2000, do that first. Go to 2005 and get there.

Then what I'd do is clear up your VLFs first. You can do...

Ah, some sort of SMS or Ops Manager inventory, right?

The problem I've seen with these is that the data isn't always clean. What you should check is some...

Really it's an article that talks a bit about the history of containers and how they differ from VMs. Essentially  a container reuses much of the host kernal and base...

Is this SQL 2000 or 2008?

When you restore, you get the settings from the database backed up, but you can change your growth settings.

Was v_r_user in the join before? Or you added the column and the table?

I don't see the documentation anywhere, but I've asked MS for clarification.

It does say symmetric key, which in this day and age I'd hope would be AES, preferably...

I would guess there's a Data Domain process that uses the VDI interface to take a backup. However, the backup isn't going to a file, it's going to some identifier...

Are you rebuilding online?

I'm with Grant. I'd prefer you actually don't move the data.

If you had to, why another db? You could use a trigger to check for new numbers being...

For reference: STUFF

As Gail mentioned, the log backups are for DR and recovering your system from issues that affect your AG. You can move the log backups location without affect the AG

Yes, you can get SSMS 2016 (free, should work with 2008 R2.

Then: https://voiceofthedba.com/2015/12/16/tracking-logins-with-extended-events/