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Benjamin Wright-Jones

SQL Server Lessons Learned and Notes from the Field (Microsoft Consultancy Services, UK)

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November 2007 - Posts

SQL Server 2005 Books Online (September 2007) Update
..should be appearing very soon for download.  I can see it in Windows Update so it will hopefully be appearing here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sqlserver/bb428874.aspx shortly.  Read More...
Support for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1...
...ends on April 8th 2008 so I would recommend upgrading to service pack 2 (and the latest cumulative hotfix package) as soon as possible.  SQL Server service pack support is documented on the lifecycle website here http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifesupsps#Server Read More...
Why can't I backup the mirror database?
I'm currently working with a customer who had a requirement to backup the mirror database.  You may wonder why they want to do this - there are a number of reasons which I won't go into right now.  The simple answer is that it is not possible Read More...
Eight reasons to migrate to SQL Server 2008
I haven't blogged for quite a while now... and my excuse?  - there is not enough time in the day!  One thing that I have managed to do is schedule a trip to Manchester this Thursday (29th November) to talk to anyone interested about SQL Server Read More...
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