As stated by Micheal - you are trying to compare two items with no real correlation. In reality it should ultimately be determined by what you intend the server...

In addition to the need to streamline the registration process, the comment regarding an archive of the training in some format is well placed. Perhaps something similar to the...

How about starting with what your intended use for the system is?

This is similar to the SARG discussion

Note this may be a wild goose, the error you are tracking down.

I see this all the time in ODBC traces, it is normal. Typically most

drivers don't support every connection...

Default was based off of the model then.

Tracking License Information in SQL 2005

SQL 2005 no longer tracks licensing (per seat or per processor) via registry entries. SQL 2005 still reads the registry for this information, but the...

You can create a single node cluster and then add resources at a later date.

I would recommend IDERA or LiteSpeed. That or wait for 2008

this is a simple wizard function, for which you can then create a scheduled task if you need to repeat it.

Hey I have nothing better to do than download CU's

My general approach when I face these decisions and discussions is the business level approach. Getting down into the nitty-gritty details of performance means very little to even a...

Having been on both sides of this coin: Certified (Oracle) and non certified (SQL Server), as well as being a candidate and the person doing the employment.

I stopped hiring certified...

We use a combination of APex and ER/STudio - this also allows us to manage our audit trail.

In addition, a few minutes spent reading : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/dbmirror.mspx may answer additional questions. It only takes a quick scan to answer some of the simple questions.