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By Angie Brew. Microsoft has recently reported a couple of SQL Server related bugs to watch out for. First, if you’re upgrading from SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine to SQL Server 2000 Personal, Standard, or Enterprise editions, the upgrade process might not install all the client tools. If you select

SQL Server Service Pack 2 (SP2) addresses specific issues that were discovered in SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0 since their ship date. Because SQL Server Service Packs are cumulative, SP2 includes all fixes from Service Pack 1 (SP1) and can be applied to an original installatio

The next level in high availability is a standby server. So we've now determined that you have purchased quality hardware, your server room is laid out properly, and your applications have been tuned to make them extremely stable. If you haven't accomplished all of this yet, a standby can

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