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In order to efficiently troubleshoot problems involving failed setup, we need to use the setup logs. Once you know where the log files are located, you can start troubleshooting. What to look for in the log files is a separate topic in itself, but at Read More...

Very often we get asked a question about 'how many processors does my SQL Server 200x Edition really support'. This post hopes to summarize the considerations and actual limits. SQL Licensing is per socket First, let's take a look at the Books Online Read More...

Several attendees have asked for the resources section from our presentations at TechEd India. Enjoy! Blogs SQLCAT: http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlcat WINCAT: http://blogs.msdn.com/wincat Slava Oks’ blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/slavao Product Feedback http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/ Read More...

DB Snapshots are a very useful new feature in SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition. They provide us the ability to preserve a consistent picture of the database as it was at a point in time. Both metadata and data are captured in the snapshot. The main Read More...