I think he just did :w00t:

Alien ship attacking Beijing skyscraper?

+1 with what JonFox said.

Shared password changes shouldn't be frequent, if they are, then you have other HR issues and security is likely compromised in many ways.

A shared password system (KeePass, Password Safe, etc)...

Good suggestions above. One thing I do it evolve my process over time. It's hard with ad hoc queries, but I will find that someone will ask for data, but...

LOL, tore up my shoulder playing rugby in college. Took two years away, bartending, managing a night club while I tried to decide what to do. Went back to...

No other reports to me, at least that I saw when I got back in town this afternoon.

You can restore from SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 R2, just not master, model, or msdb

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191253%28v=SQL.105%29.aspx

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Use compression. The native one, or buy a third party product that can get you more compression. It saves space, but it can also reduce the time a backup takes,...

You need an index on the 70 char key, regardless if it's the primary key. If you use it as the clustered index, then there isn't extra space created. If...

A 1000 SQL logins means more of a password management issue for the DBAs. A 1000 windows logins puts that effort on the Windows admins, or help desk. Also, if...

Others have explained what you need to provide, but I'll give you a few hints.

If you have the specified time interval, that should be in your WHERE clause, having a...

I usually set all job owners as SA just to avoid these issues.

Congrats, Gail.

I am not putting as much effort into the discussions lately with all the travel. Not likely to change, either, so I think that most of you will pass...