Database Mirroring is essentially real-time log-shipping. I think your availability requirements for the app the database supports will help determine which technology you choose to go with.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlreleaseservices/

"SQL Server 2000 and below are not supported on Vista/Windows Server 2008 and above (which includes Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2)"

It is listed about a third of the...

Does the log contain anything saying it even tried to do a checkpoint?

I am not that experienced with Analysis Services, especially on SQL 2000, but it seems strange that a SQL Agent would have a job that just starts the service. Does...

Do you have any analysis services that are failing? OLAP is for analytical processing, so it would be needed it you were running anything like a data warehouse. If you...

Good point. Also, you can't develop against features you don't have.

Yeah, I think the big problem for keeping up with the lists is the complexity of the software involved. For example, you have a vulnerability that comes out which is...

I agree, have your system admins look at the issue. It almost sounds like an issue where the system is running out of memory or is getting a critical error...

Others can correct my thinking if I am wrong, but you may need to get with the engineers/developers who designed and built the system to best determine which stored procedures...

8.00.2055 is SP4 with MS09-004 applied.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959420

So were you able to export your result set to a text file?

It depends on what the server is for as to which version you are going to install. If it is for a develpment environment, then the Standard Edition may cover...

It depends on what the server is for as to which version you are going to install. If it is for a develpment environment, then the Standard Edition may cover...

Is the database that is failing the backup actually called database? If so, it could be because your database name is set to a reserved word in SQL. That is...

I don't think copying the master databse from one server to another is the best way at going at a DR scenario like you describe. Not unless this server is...