If you want to get a sampling of the content in the troubleshootting book Bob mentioned, one of the book's chapters can be read here: http://www.khen.com/sspt04.pdf . Be aware that the topic discussed in this chapter isn't what the whole book is about...

You can tell I'm a novice when it comes to books when I don't provide good information on how to get it. Please check out these links on Amazon and Barnes and Nobles for purchasing the book at discounts from the retail price: http://www.amazon.com...

What is a blog without talking about your own work a bit? My last post of the year will be to tell you about a book that I contributed to that is hot off the presses called SQL Server 2005 Practical Troubleshooting: The Database Engine http://www.aw...

How does anyone keep up with blog posts<g>? I myself have actually been travelling to Redmond to our campus for different things and haven't been enough at my home base in TX to dedicate enough time to our blog. I hope you have enjoyed the posts...