The July edition of TechNet Magazine is available on the web now and has the latest installment of my regular SQL Q&A column.

This month's topics are:

• Deferred log truncation from concurrent data and log backups
• Database mirroring monitoring
• Multiple transaction log files
• Best use of SSDs in a SQL environment (high-level)

Check it out at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh334997.aspx.