If you still need to get this done, one method was mentioned in this week's Database Weekly email:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/ctrl-alt-geek/2012/10/17/querying-database-usage/

At least in the US, keyword searches on a job site would also include Business Intelligence. This would have parts of Architect, Data Warehouse, and OLAP DBA's in the skill...

This is a popular suggestion in job hunting circles, but one that I personally would pass on. The SQL Server universe is quite large, and pretty much all shops do...

Something like this tormented me for a several month stretch some years ago. The vendor app had a SQL module for each DBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, etc.) and the dynamic...

But you'd have to make sure that you issue the 'with move' while you restore the log with the add file command.

Can you connect using IP address,port instead of instance name? That would tell you if the problem was directly related to the browser, or if the browser lost connectivity to...

You can try OPENROWSET, documented in Books Online.

If different applications in a single instance (or sub-applications within a single application) are stepping on each other, then setting up a second instance can be an effective way of...

Recent experience would indicate data quality is something to keep an eye on. My past scripting experience has been of the quick and dirty variety, but at a new contract,...

Some years ago, we moved to a newly renovated office, complete with ergonomic workstations. They also sent someone over to tell us how to adjust the keyboard tray and chairs....

I've always thought that 25% of a managers overall rating, and hence bonus, should be based on morale in his/her organization. This would require a degree of employee-friendliness, and not...

Someone besides a DBA really does need to understand SAN implications for database files. lets say I request three LUN's, one each for database files, log files, and tempdb. Tomorrow,...

It can take some work to right-size SQL Server licensing in a medium to large shop. I used to work for a Fortune 100 company that used all major DBMS'....

Once the new node has been added to the cluster, you will need to re-cluster all of the instances. And the client tools and SSIS need to be installed on...

Has anybody out there actually purchased this book, and if so, do you think it is worth the money?

Thanks in advance