2072 - SQL Server 2000 Administration Bookmarks List

SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer



Updated Books Online



Microsoft SQL Server Home

Security Tools

Squirrel

for SQL Server - Security Audit tool for SQL Servers



SQLCrack

for SQL Server - Password Cracker for SQL Logins



WhitePapers - Great whitepapers

on SQL Security from NGS Software

Performance Monitoring Tools

Quest Spotlight on

SQL Server - This is a great management suite for all of your performance

tuning needs on SQL Server.

Backup / Restore Tools

Quest Lightspeed -

This is a fantastic tool for compressing your database backups



Red Gate Log Rescue - This tool allows you

to review your active transaction log and transaction log backups, and gives you

the ability to undo operations



Lumigent Log Reader - Similar tool to above

Query Tools

Red Gate SQL Prompt - This is basically intellisense

for SQL Server databases

Mail Tools

xp_smtp_sendmail - A free extended

stored procedure that can send email through any SMTP server