What does it take to restore database from backup ?
I have several backup copies, I need to restore at least one to new new machine. Original machine that hosted this database is
now history. I need to restore it from backup and do some reporting.

What is the best way to get database (data) up an running so I can read them via ODBC

I have foond this one
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177429.aspx

What else I should know before I start.

TIA
Sergio