Good RBAR article. I have used this before with much success. The code has been in production for a couple of years now. As some have pointed out, just be...

K,

I am not a Systems Engineer, just a DBA, but I think GSquared is right. I think the information you are seeing in Explorer is from the last boot. ...

Thank you Steve, SSC, and members.

With my new job in 2009 I inherited a mess of a database(s). Thanks to you all, I have been able to work through...

Agreed. Also, practice makes perfect. I perform restores on a regular basis. Not just for rehearsal, but also to refine DR recovery procedures and to confirm that a copy of...

However, if you were hired to manage a data center with the intent to maintain uptime, that should already be factored into your compensation package...If you agreed to the terms...

I agree with Dave that there should some type compensation. Alexander, I think you are right. Based on my experience, there are unwritten policies in both large and small...

Good article. You hit the main points with this important and very old topic. I think company morale is a very import resource to help the company grow and be...

Were you able to resolve this problem? I have a similar problem. The main difference is that I am getting a (401) Unauthorized, instead of the (403) Forbidden message you...

Let me add something here, hopefully it will help someone in the future.

I had a similar problem. We were backing up to network location through a dedicated network card....

Thanks Cozy. I will consider this after more troubleshooting. To rule out a possible client issue I created a backup plan from my workstation as well as from the server....

Hmmm, Like Steve, I will start reaching here. By any chance is your D:\ drive a FAT32 partition?

Is there anything in the Windows event logs around the same time of the backup failure?

Great article, Jeff. This is must-read for all database developers. I have inherited a few databases created by application developers who think in terms of loops, rather than...

Nita,

These recommendations will answer all your questions. Everything you need is on the property pages as Cross recommends. To add to his comments, take a look at the...

Wendy,

Are you working with SSIS? I do not have an exact answer for you on this, but I can offer some general experience dealing with casting dates.

I have...