Tried that.

There are also the extra costs just to maintain this stuff too. Ifthere is any troubleshooting, it usually requires going backwards and forwards with the developer to get...

Not exactly DBA specific, but very useful non the less, is Log Parser and a nice free UI Log Parser Lizard.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=890cd06b-abf8-4c25-91b2-f8d975cf8c07&displaylang=en

http://www.lizardl.com/PageHtml.aspx?lng=2&PageId=18

ToDoList...

http://www.abstractspoon.com/

All are free.

That's the problem. It seems so fundamental, that there is no reference to be found against it. It is like saying tyres should be square, find something that argues against...

No mention of trusted FK's? See http://sqlblog.com/blogs/hugo_kornelis/archive/2007/03/29/can-you-trust-your-constraints.aspx Handy to know, especially if you are lumbered with a db that exposes all data through very complex (and poorly performing

schleep, need more info on this.  Maybe you have solved it but here goes...

Are the proc when called on a Monday slow only the first time they are called or...