SQL Server 2008 Installation Strategies and Best Practices Part 2 of 5 Greetings, last week I initiated this blog series which focuses on best practices and installation strategies when deploying SQL ...

Is Ssms Part Of Ssdt? It is the database component of SSDT that people talk about when they ask “why should I use it over SSMS”. I usually reply that SSMS is an administration tool and SSDT ects is ...

Ok, by now my first upgrade experience with Katmai is well-documented. So I thought I’d pass along some of my other experiences and some of the things I’ve learned. My Vista upgrade: I have a copy of ...

Okay, a co-worker typed this up for me to post. I am simply cutting and pasting from e-mail...<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote ...

The Linux version of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 v.Next is a viable option for customers who want to deploy the RDBMS on an open source platform, but the early previews lack some features of the core ...

I just came across the issue of building up a SQL Server 2005 on a standalone copy of Win2003 and then joining the box to a domain later if there will be any issues. A quick google search turns up ...

Microsoft pulled its SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 on Thursday after numerous reports of installation errors. Microsoft said it plans to make SP1 for SQL Server 2014 available again sometime "in the ...

Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the official “SQL Server 2000 Security” document Microsoft offers online, setting up a truly secure SQL Server remains a difficult task. In ...

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