Database troubleshooting is not for the faint of heart, especially when it comes to troubleshooting locking and blocking problems. Sometimes the elephant in the room is actually a rhino, a problem ...

Well, in version R2, the tool offers a new way of looking at managing your server databases. Here's what you'll drool over. I've mentioned the SQL Server Utility briefly in past posts, but I want to ...

All DCs must be running Windows Server 2008 All DCs must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 There must be at least one writable domain controller in the domain The functional level for the domain and ...

Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 this week and announced that it's available for download. The new service pack fixes some minor issues, and not much has apparently changed since ...

With Extended Support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 ending in July 2019, to be followed six months later by the end of Extended Support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 in January 2020 ...

We've been focused on learning about the upcoming versions of SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010. But Microsoft also has another product just out as a CTP (community technology preview) -- SQL Server ...

Microsoft has relied on the "better together" concept to sell Windows client and Windows Server as a package. It also has done the same with previous versions of Office and Windows. But on May 12 -- ...