For those of you still using SQL Server 2005, Microsoft will completely end support on April 12th 2016. You can head over here to check out upgrade guidelines, download migration tools, and read more ...

When it comes to mission-critical systems and databases, we all know that we need to plan for disaster. It's not the most exciting work; there's often little reward even when it's well done, and the ...

Microsoft SQL Server installation is simple when system requirements and edition choices are planned.Choosing the right authentication mode, such as ...

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Microsoft has confirmed that March 7th will be the launch date for SQl Server 2012. On top of that, SQL Server 2012 will cost you more money than previous versions. The launch will also feature an ...

If your business uses Microsoft SQL Server, you may want to have multiple instances of servers on multiple computers for synchronization or backup purposes. Microsoft SQL Manager lets you accomplish ...

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...

Over the years, servers have suffered terribly from malicious attacks that users had to take precautions now and then. Because of that, internet users need to determine how to repair a database in an ...

Most of the young, scale-out database players, be they of the NoSQL or NewSQL (distributed, relational), variety, are very Linux oriented. Although many of these databases, including MongoDB, CouchDB, ...

Tim Kridel is an independent analyst and freelance writer with years of experience in covering technology, telecommunications and more. Just how much does the Department of Defense rely on Microsoft ...