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 ...

Is Ssms Part Of Ssdt? It is the database component of SSDT that people talk about when they ask “why should I use it over SSMS”. I usually reply that SSMS is an administration tool and SSDT ects is ...

Ok, by now my first upgrade experience with Katmai is well-documented. So I thought I’d pass along some of my other experiences and some of the things I’ve learned. My Vista upgrade: I have a copy of ...

In this article, we’ll discuss how to resolve Managed SQL Server Installer has stopped working when trying to install SQL Server. So the scenario is when you click on “New SQL Server stand-alone ...

Ok, so I am setting up SQL Server 2016 on a new VM. The purpose of this is to host the DB that Dell's Enterprise DDPE will use. I ran through the installer and used this guide to help me: I am not a ...

Sometimes, life really is like a box of chocolates. The same can also be said for software upgrades. Take, for instance, Visual Studio 2008. After all its various CTPs and RTMs, I feel like I've been ...

The release candidate (RC) version of SQL Server 2012 is now available for download and testing. Microsoft apparently skipped a beta and produced this "feature complete" version of its newest ...

Arthur Fuller recounts his less-than-smooth installation of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and offers a few suggestions based on what he learned along the way. Like thousands of developers, I eagerly ...

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