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 ...

There are many things to consider when capacity planning for SQL Server. Storage and disk capacity are apparent, but when you want to right-size your database(s) for a new SQL implementation or ...

Microsoft is having a re-think about its SQL Server strategy and in particular about what it wants to do with SQL Data Services. Part of the company’s Azure services platform, SQL Data Services, it ...

There are plenty of ways to get the most out of SQL Server without just upgrading to the latest version. For database admins working with older (maybe much older) SQL Server systems, here are four ...

A new version of SQL Server is a big deal for Microsoft Corp. SQL Server is a $5 billion business for the world’s largest software company, and the company says it now enjoys a 45% market share ...