I modify the initial size, autogrowth, and switch the recovery model to SIMPLE for dev/test/QA environments.

Great timing for this article as MS is actively seeking input about this very topic.

http://aka.ms/letstalksqlserver

It appears that it is supported with SQL 2005 SP3. If I remember correctly, you either need to slip stream SP3 into the install or run the SP3 install first...

You could just backup to NUL. This removes the step of deleting the log backups.

BACKUP LOG database_name TO DISK='NUL'

+1 for what Steve said.

SSMA is the way to go here.

It might be easiest for you to use a free tool like Permissions Extractor from Idera.

https://www.idera.com/productssolutions/freetools/sqlpermissionsextractor

It sounds like you have run into an issue with the new cardinality estimator in SQL 2014.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn600374.aspx

You can use the compatibility level of the database or trace flags to control...

The byte math in the error message makes sense.

AccountingPeriodGUID - 16

AccountingPeriodDate - 4

WeekOfMonth - 1

BiWeeklyCycle - 1

ImportIdentity - 4

Total - 26

26 bytes + 8035 bytes of internal overhead =...

Here are some basic tutorials: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb522859.aspx

Channel 9 also has webinars about RS: https://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/sql+server+reporting+services

You don't need to connect to the Report Server to build reports. You can build them on your workstation and then deploy them to the Report Server. If you are...

You need to install SQL Server Data Tools on your workstation. It is in the shared features section when you run the SQL 2012 install.

That is specifically for the OBJECT type plan guide. For the other 2 types (SQL, TEMPLATE) they must match exactly.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179880.aspx

For plan guides that specify @type = 'SQL' or @type =...

You could also use the Log File Viewer in SSMS to read Windows events. Just open the SQL Server Logs and in the left pane there is an option for...

Another option would be powershell. There is a great script by Zakir Durumeric:

https://zakird.com/code/2011/06/20/backing-up-analysis-services-in-powershell/[/url]

You can create a SQL Server Agent job to execute the stored procedure on a given schedule.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190268.aspx