Hey all, got a strange questions. I've recently been handed a project to build a SQL server setup to accommodate 60, production, instances of MS SQL. We're on the verge of landing a big customer who ...

In-Depth Laying the Groundwork for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Redmond's new database server is a complex product often running mission-critical apps. You can't afford to not get it right. By Josh Jones ...

Microsoft is offering users on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 a way to keep getting security updates for free after the official support period ends. Read also: Here's ...

Microsoft has offered the download of SQL Server 2008 with advanced services for FREE, but only suitable for learning and building desktop and small server applications, and for redistribution by ISVs ...

When it comes to Microsoft SQL Server 2008, what can you expect? SQL Server, code named Katmai, is – as its name suggests — due out later this year. Question is why should you care? Now I could talk ...

In the complex and frustrating world of virtualization licensing, Microsoft has had its ups and downs and caused its fair share of IT aggravation. Licensing Microsoft products in a physical world has ...

.NET database syncronization component for MS SQL Server 2008 includes the library of components and the utility created for developers and administrators working with MS SQL Server 2008. According to ...

Microsoft really wants SharePoint users to upgrade to SQL Server 2008, which was released to manufacturing Aug. 6. Tuesday, the company's SharePoint hosting and development blog pointed out that IT ...

So I tried to migrate from MS SQL 2000 to MS SQL 2008 R2 and could not even connect to the MS SQL 2008 server as MS SQL 2000 uses DTS while MS SQL 2008 uses SSIS. The next attempt to copy the data was ...

So, my client and their subcontractor(s) have found themselves in a bit of a pickle, as no one bothered to spec or price a DB for a software implementation, so now I've been handed the bag. The client ...