The biggest use we have for virtual servers are dev and qa environments. But another benefit is any pet project for one of the business folks above us which...

Don't forget to leave at least 1-2GB...

add2700 (7/27/2009)

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All the info you need is a google search away.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Administration/2987/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144256(SQL.90).aspx

Of course ideally you'd want a dev environment to upgrade and test it.

As for latest patches,...

arthykannan (7/6/2009)

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You guys shuck. every time we have to go and register or it says we have to go and click the freaking link. and the email doesnt get...

Jack Corbett (7/24/2009)

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I loved King's earlier stuff and I loved the Gunslinger series (actually it's called The Dark Tower) until the ending. The way he ended it really sucked....

If possible we have a SQLBackup directory in a dedicated backup drive (if not, the directory still exists in the top level of an available drive)

We got into the habit...

jcrawf02 (7/23/2009)

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Gaby A. (7/23/2009)

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And now for something completely different...

Anyone here have experience using Ingrian, the encryption device that works with SQL Server. It's a relatively straightforward app, but seemed...

And now for something completely different...

Anyone here have experience using Ingrian, the encryption device that works with SQL Server. It's a relatively straightforward app, but seemed to have misplaced...

I've heard the book is so much better than the movie...

Kit G (7/23/2009)

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Congrats on your kid learning about books! Zelazny's Amber series might be a good. I haven't read Damnation Alley but I've read a bunch of his...

Gail, have you seen this link?...

I found a training pdf for...

Grant Fritchey (7/22/2009)

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The one good source I know of is Allen White's blog. He's also published a couple of articles over at Simple Talk. If you find anything else good,...

Kit G (7/22/2009)

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Paranoia... what a beautiful game. The only game where you start off with SIX copies of your character! You have clones that get activated when you...

Lynn Pettis (7/20/2009)

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Why are you shrinking your databases? One, this will cause excessive index fragmentation. Two, the files will simply grow again when the database needs more space...