Since a few of you are experienced, we're looking for a few disaster recovery stories on fairly short notice for the week of the 10th. If you want to write...

Not sure about the optimizing, but I think Ignite (http://www.confio.com/performance/sql-server/ignite/#5) and Performance Advisor (SQL Sentry, http://www.sqlsentry.net/performance-advisor/sql-server-performance.asp#features) will help find poor queries.

rusanu.com is a good source. I'd ask him further questions if you need them. He's done a lot of SB work.

Sean is right in that you need to define active. Are these sessions with a connection to SQL Server? Those running?

We could help with a better definition, but you'd also...

yes, identity is supported in all versions of SQL Server.

Simon E Doubt (11/28/2012)

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I do think there is a lot of value in networking as well, so this might not be the best approach for everyone, but it certainly is...

Sorry, I wasn't clear.

Leave the 4th/5th place as a single game. That was fairly exciting.

Move the next two rounds (DS/CS) to a beset of 5. I know the first one...

good catch, Hugo. added "estimated" to the question.

I don't change answers. The reason is I don't want to mess with the history of what you've chosen, however I do leave...

One note on encryption. I heard a discussion from some devs and architects that were under the impression that encryption would prevent sql injection issues. Not likely to happen, so...

I let this one through since it was interesting and the execution plan shows "Query 1", "Query 2", etc.

I suspect there is something happening here in the query processor that...

That's interesting.

I definitely agree with #1 and #2, not sure...

GSquared (11/28/2012)

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And yet again, I find out belatedly that I'm not quite usual/normal.

Never would have occured to me to go to a conference/whatever, without a specific goal and plan in...

Not for me. I am toast here with some wide receivers that decided to take a year off.

Good luck to the league leaders from here on out.

It seems those SSDs are performing much better, and I do know some people that have gotten multiple years in SQL Servers with SSDs. Not a representative sample by any...

Signing someone for 10 years seems crazy. As much as I don't love the NFL 1 yr contracts and dropping people, I think that both that and this (long contracts)...