To which I always reply: Nothing is impossible, it's just a matter of time...

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I suspected this isnt as big a deal as they were making it out to be, but didnt want to dig in my heels on...

Thanks for the quick response.

The application is calling a stored procedure that has an insert flag parameter. If set to true the sp does an insert, if not does an...

Interesting topic. Never had the misfortune of going through anything like this so am looking forward to some insight.

"Database administrators often disable transaction logs for fear of affecting database performance,...

I’ve thought about springing for an iPad, or an Android based device, because it would free me. My employer will not provide these tools, being content with reactive response, after...

As always: pick the right tool for the job.

If it truly is prototyping or small non-mission critical systems, knock yourself out.

My issue starts when the system is known to...

The flip side is: DR and maintenance are a nightmare.

I've seen both sides and I'll take standardization any day.

For personal DR, here's what I've done:

- buy 2 NAS devices - I'm using the DLink DNS-323 - ebay $100 for both

- plunk in a couple 1TB drives in each

-...

LOL.

I can see the situation you are describing, but here its on purpose. Every app starts out with an Access db (dont even want to call it that) that the...

I am currently stuck in the scenario Old Hand describes......with the addition of "rock star" developers who design their own databases, in Access, do all of their .Net development against...

Thanks for all of the suggestions.

I'm not a SQL Server newbie, so I'm not too concerned with the day-to-day SQL side of things. As was already mentioned....the favours are gonna...

Let them know with the only thing they understand.....dollar signs. Mac's are more expensive, but there's a reason for that. You get what you pay for...buyer beware.

I do some consulting...