Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim Chapman discusses the perils of not handling SQL Server log growth ...

SQL Server transaction logs A transaction log is a sequential record of all changes made to the database while the actual data is contained in a separate file.

Unless you have several hundred users constantly querying for the logs, your server is way overkill for the data you are putting in. Hell, MSDE can probably handle your data for a year or more on ...