CPU issues have long been the bane of database and system administrators. I have worked on enterprise databases since the mid-1980s and seen three significant eras for CPU architecture and ...

With over two decades of IT experience, Microsoft data platform MVP Thomas LaRock has seen nearly every SQL Server troubleshooting nightmare under the sun. In an upcoming session called "The Top 5 ...

Me again. By know you guys probably figured out my strength isn't in hardware <BR><BR>Anyway.....<BR><BR>I came in Monday morning to find that our SQL server running SQL 2000 was hung. I have a ...

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

An announcement last week by Microsoft's Customer Service and Support team indicated that Windows patches from Microsoft's July 10 "update Tuesday" release may have caused SQL Server failures after ...

I installed and deployed the mysql standard 5.0.15 server for MacOS X 10.4 Tiger powerpc on my PowerMac G4 MDD.<BR><BR>I'm trying to create a database on the server that my TA created for a class ...

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 ...

Microsoft released an emergency update for Windows Server 2022 at the end of last week. It corrects problems with SQL servers. The update with the KB number KB5041054 upgrades the server to build ...