SQL Server Premier Field Engineer Posts / Rants..

Backing up Large Databases

A database restore from a backup is a repair / recovery feature and not a high availability feature. If you are running a mission-critical system and if your database requires high availability, then please look into various H/A features available with

Tech Ed

As you all might know this years teched is being hosted in Orlando. For those who are unable to attend the event in person feel free to visit http://virtualteched.com/Pages/default.aspx

SQL Server 2008

The first public CTP of Katmai will be available for download from http://connect.microsoft.com/sqlserver . The name for the next release of SQL Server™: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, formerly code-named SQL Server “Katmai,” and the delivery of the first