This is one for those SQL dba's. Currently, we're running a DB maintenance plan every hour that writes transactional logs to a backup directory on another server in case we lose the SQL box in the ...

So you decided to set up log shipping in order to establish a failover server, but what's next? Log shipping only takes care of keeping a user database in sync from one server to the other. In the ...

Log Shipping in SQL Server has been around for a while and still provides an easy method for redundancy and load balancing. It uses standard backup and restore technology to ship backups to a standby ...

BANGALORE, INDIA: Your users expect your systems will stay up as much as possible. This would be in the face of unexpected events such as system failures as well as ...

Transaction logs are a vital yet often overlooked component of database architecture. They are often forgotten because they are not something actively maintained like the schema contained within a ...

Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!!! Your email has been sent Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim ...

I'm seeking help from the well of SQL Server gurus on this board. My question involves using replication in SQL Server 2000. First let me give you top level overview of what I'm been asked to ...