SQL Server 2005 got its first independently audited public scalability test this week when Hewlett-Packard posted results of a run of the database against the Transaction Processing Performance Council's TPC-C and TPC-H benchmarks.
- By Scott Bekker
- June 08, 2005
Patching your servers is an art that takes time to master. Here's a paint-by-numbers kit to help you get started.
- By Greg Shields
- June 01, 2005
Love Microsoft? Hate it? Somewhere in between?
It's all of the above in the Redmond magazine survey of your attitudes
toward the world's most important computer company.
- By Keith Ward
- June 01, 2005
Advice from an in-the-trenches expert for getting the most out of Microsoft
Operations Manager.
- By Tim Cornett
- May 01, 2005
Customers have few kind words for Microsoft's Software Assurance, and even fewer good choices for upgrades.
- By Doug Barney
- April 01, 2005
As Longhorn looms, we examine Microsoft's track record in hitting product ship dates and offer advice for coping with the inevitable.
- By Paul Desmond
- March 01, 2005
True Image Server for Windows can take away your worries about accurate and efficient server recovery.
- By Chad Todd
- February 01, 2005
Follow these steps and have your users logging on at their Linux/Unix desktops with their Windows accounts.
- By Bill Boswell
- January 01, 2005
2005 Redmond Magazine Readers' Choice Survey: Find out how your favorite tool fared as nearly 2,200 readers pick their favorites in more than 40 product categories.
- By Lafe Low
- January 01, 2005
SQL Server Reporting Services earns solid if not stellar marks from early adopters—and you can't beat the price.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- January 01, 2005
Ditch your server dead weight: Consolidate to streamline management.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- December 01, 2004
New hacking methods make short passwords unsafe, but Microsoft makes it tough to go long. Her's how to forge an effective policy.
- By Derek Melber
- December 01, 2004
Is Windows XP SP2 bringing your remote admin scripts down? Mr. Script has the answer you've been looking for.
- By Chris Brooke
- December 01, 2004
Forget about low-carb diets. Storage consolidation is the new craze hitting the fat-conscious world.
- By Chris Wolf
- December 01, 2004
Not your father's SQL Server, administrators will find comfort in Yukon, while developers are left out in the cold.
- By Don Jones
- December 01, 2004