When working with my customers on SQL Server security, I constantly get the same question, “What are some best practices for hardening my SQL Server implementation?” Over the years, I have come up ...

If you still have SQL Server 2005 anywhere in your firm, you now have four months to get a migration program going before Microsoft pulls the plug on support for the aging database. April 12 will be ...

Microsoft’s first major release of SQL Server in many years includes such sweeping improvements that it’s sometimes hard to see the old SQL Server underneath. Not a single area of the database remains ...

Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, including fully supported database mirroring, bug fixes, and add-ons for SQL Express. What's more, SP1 not only contains bug fixes, but also delivers ...

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 ...