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 ...

Scenario/Problem: For any operating system (OS), hardware must meet minimum requirements in order to run the OS, and in a production environment, your hardware needs to meet at least the optimal ...

While most readers have yet to put Windows Server 2008 fully through its paces, those who have say they like what they see so far. New features and updates such as the integrated Hyper-V ...

Finally, late in February, shipping versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 made it into users' hands. I checked out a copy of Server 2008 Enterprise installed on our current server Editors' Choice, ...

While most readers have yet to put Windows Server 2008 fully through its paces, those who have say they like what they see so far. New features and updates such as the integrated Hyper-V ...

A step up from Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 is faster and stuffed with must-have features for Windows networks. But the platform's push for 64-bit operation may make some folks wait. Finally, late ...