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How to print out the query SQL text of a transaction by querying the “fn_dblog” or DBCC LOG('DataBaseName')?

At some point in the last 24 hours some changes were made to a customer SQL server 2008 (v 9.0 SP4) by one of a couple if possible applications that use the DB. Its not particular critical, but it ...
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SQL Server build

We are building a new server at work and I'm hoping to get ideas of how we should build it out for optimum performance and back-up capability. We have 6 drives and we need to have an OS (Windows ...
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Oracle Linked Server query error

We have a problem with a query from a SQL Server 2008R2 - 64bit to an Oracle Linked Server. We use the Oracle 64-bit driver for Windows. When we query a certain table we get the following error: ...
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Aborted restoring from back up Sql Server 2008

I started restoring from backup using (WITH REPLACE, RESTORE WITH RECOVERY) and realized that it was a mistake, so I stopped restoring. Now this db is unavailable and has a 'Restoring' status. Can ...
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Mirroring the Distributor

Has anyone had success with mirroring the distribution database? We have a dedicated server as a Distributor. It handles all our push replication from prod to reporting. We'd like to build an ...
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Windows Storage Server, SQL Server, regular files — means to protect from insider threats?

This is my first post here, and I am by no means qualified as a Windows Server or Storage Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 administrator. I am mostly a Unix guy, however tasked with a job to investigate ...