Computer database software such as Microsoft's SQL Server benefits all types of businesses, as it makes recordkeeping fast, flexible and secure. SQL Server lets you disconnect a database from the main ...

This came up today and I didn't know exactly how to properly do it.<BR><BR>The situation: We were to move a database from a MS SQL 2000 server into our in house MS SQL server and run the restore to ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work ...

One configures SQL Server for high availability (HA) in anticipation of some event that will cause a critical application to go offline unexpectedly—a software glitch that causes an app to freeze or a ...

I am having trouble trying to migrate my MSDE databases from one SQL server to another. I had no trouble restoring 3 of the files but on database is not restoring. I was trying to restore just the ...

There could be many reasons why you need to restore a database. Let’s look at some common reasons. The server has been re-installed, after failure. The database gets corrupted or is not mounting.

An Exchange Server holds data in databases (EDB files). The EDB files, which are proprietary of Microsoft, are accompanied by transaction logs. Although the server and its configuration are important, ...

Several scenarios and reasons exist for regularly backing up an Exchange Server database, from data corruption to accidentally deleting files to system crashes to cybersecurity attacks. Microsoft's ...

Microsoft this week announced various Azure SQL Database improvements, including migration, high-availability and information protection options, plus some open source workload additions. Most ...

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 ...