This topic is so interesting to me that I had to answer. I started out as a Fortran programmer & loved it. I got into Oracle Database Administration...

Andy:

I am an Oracle DBA who has worked with SQL Server off and on since SQL Server 4.2. Ever since SSIS replaced DTS, I have found...

I am just seeing this post now (7/15/13). It is a good 1st step to what looks like a very useful staircase. I am an Oracle DBA who...

Shiva:

Thank you so much. I am just now seeing your post of 12/31/12. I have had the experience of encountering a...

I just now (7/11/13) saw your post "The SQL Doumenter". There are lots of posts that are nice, but this one looks genuinely useful. It looks like...

Larry:

I am somewhat of a newbie to SQL Server database administration. Your last post is just the sort of thing I...

This tip/how-to assumes that you can connect to the SQL Server instance. If I lost the master database, being able to connect would be the first thing I would...

I just came across this editorial. I am an Oracle DBA who has some SQL Server 2005 databases

to maintain. I like tutorials that explain something that is not...

Brad:

I know you posted this question back in May. I was cleaning out some old e-mails when I came across this one. ...