November 2009 - Posts

• OT: Corrupted Outlook file

  This is not a SQL Server post but it might be beneficial to some of you. Over the last few months I've been having huge issues with Outlook 2007. Aside from running like molasses on a cold day, it consistently crashes a few times a week. Instaling the Read More... Posted Friday, November 13, 2009 2:10 PM by roman | 1 Comments

• Backup compression no longer Enterprise edition only

  Last week at PASS I had a discussion with a program manager on the SQL Server team and he told me that in SQL Server 2008 R2, backup compression will be available in the Standard edition. I suspect this announcement will leave many of you very happy. Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:10 PM by roman | 1 Comments Filed under: backup compression, editions

• PASS 2009 recap

  This week I was at PASS just like many other folks from here. Good times as always, although less partying than in the past. Since I am still in recovery and relying on Percoset to get me through the day, I was wiped every evening. Here are a few thoughts Read More... Posted Saturday, November 07, 2009 6:33 PM by roman | 1 Comments Filed under: Reporting Services, Conference, PASS

• Issue with restoring 2000 backups on 2008

  Recently we've been experiencing a lot of headaches with SQL Server 2008 crashing while restoring a backup taken on a SQL Server 2000 production server. The crash resulted in a stack dump but SQL Server would continue running, although less stable, and Read More... Posted Monday, November 02, 2009 3:22 PM by roman | 0 Comments