Thanks for your input MK1 !

I have no experience with Legato software but I'll do some digging on it. This clustering is for a LAN environment.

I agree that in any IT position, it is your responsibility to learn more and hone your current skill base. That's only common sense and a good way to prove...

A little off topic but I've always used log shipping with 15 minute intervals between log backups. 12 hours just seems like a waste of time if you're using it...

Mike, PM'd ya, thanks.

Chris, thanks for the update. I've copied out some of your info for part of a presentation I have to do. I'll be looking into VMWare and...

Cmille / Markus,

Thank you both for your comments, they are much appreciated. Unfortunately it seems that in all the areas I've asked this question, I get similar feedback. Has anyone...

...and that is EXACTLY what I was looking for in terms of some personal experience feedback.

Thank you VERY much.

Thanks for the quick reply. I actually found a couple resources, this is the best so far:

http://www.sql-server-performance.com/clustering_resources.asp

http://www.sql-server-performance.com/clustering_intro1.asp

In general it's not good practice to have anyone "see" the passwords. From your description it sounds as though the column was created with encryption. This is done for a...

There was a great article written on this subject right here at SQLServerCentral !

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/glarsen/sqlmailusingpop3andsmtp.asp

Once again, the submission is SPOT ON. Good job and thanks for the very well written and easy to understand style!

Ah, ok. That's right. Thanks for your input. I'll try to get creative with a script and if I find one that worx well, I'll post it here.

Again, thank you...

Allen,

I thought the inputbuffer() only held the last statment text sent from a client. Does that include a stord proc running as part of a job?

If so this would be...

John / Srinikrish,

Thank you both for your input. I am very familiar with Profiler and am able to see (basically) what statements execute. I'm interested though in where Profiler gets...

I'm not sure I know what you're asking. I have the rights/ability to debug any proc, yes. What I need to be able to do is figure out (during runtime)...

OK, one quick question before I post some code for you:

Is your SQL install a case sensitive instance?

If not, why would you need to update all that data? Just modify...