EGUIDE - When it comes to SQL Server virtualization, there are a few pitfalls lurking among the undeniable benefits, including hardware considerations specific to a virtualized SQL environment. Read this e-guide to learn expert tips for ensuring a successful SQL Server virtualization initiative. 
Posted: February 9, 2012 | Published: January 30, 2012


Topics:  Database Performance Management | Memory | Memory Management | SQL Server | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration

EGUIDE - SQL Server performance is highly dependent on how you configure your server's storage subsystems. With that in mind, this e-guide dives into a benefit/cost comparison of the increasingly popular solid-state drive (SSD) trend and explains some of the top mistakes people make when purchasing hardware for SQL Server.
Posted: February 9, 2012 | Published: January 30, 2012


Topics:  Database Management | Disk Drive Controllers | Disk Storage Systems | RAID | SAN | Solid State Disks | Solid State Storage | SQL Server | Storage Best Practices

EGUIDE - Read this expert e-guide to discover the hottest in high-performance SQL Server hardware, including a new breed of technologies that can provide multiprocessor power to SQL Server on multiple hosts. Find tips and best practices for choosing server hardware for both virtual and non-virtual SQL environments.
Posted: February 9, 2012 | Published: January 30, 2012


Topics:  Blade Servers | Chassis | Database Performance Management | High Availability | iSCSI SAN | Multi-core Processor Architecture | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | SQL | SQL Server | Virtual Machine | VM

WHITE PAPER - End-user requirements for reliable, high-performance applications have left SMBs searching for ways to further leverage their virtualized environments. Read this white paper to find out why SMBs are deploying Windows Server 2008 R2, why SMBs will move to Windows Server 8, and how best to configure your infrastructure to optimize this technology.
Posted: February 7, 2012 | Published: February 7, 2012


Topics:  Database Management | Database Performance Management | Hardware Configuration Management | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | SMBs | SQL Server | Windows Server 2008 R2

EGUIDE - In this e-guide, explore the pros and cons of virtualizing your applications. Discover what essential questions you should ask before virtualizing mission-critical applications and servers, such as SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Sharepoint and more.
Posted: February 2, 2012 | Published: February 2, 2012


Topics:  Applications Management | Microsoft Exchange | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | SharePoint | SQL Server | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - Optimizing SQL Server performance can be a daunting task, especially for an increasing number of reluctant DBAs faced with managing their organization’s SQL Server databases, despite little training. This white paper provides a high-level overview of core SQL Server performance concepts and an overview of essential SQL Server performance tools.
Posted: February 2, 2012 | Published: February 2, 2012


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Security | Databases | SQL | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines both sides of the buy vs. build, Microsoft vs. LogiXML debate for SQLServer business intelligence (BI) applications.
Posted: February 1, 2012 | Published: February 1, 2012


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Warehouses | Databases | SQL | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses the information security and compliance issues associated with Microsoft SQL Server database systems. Whether you’re a CSO, IT manager, internal auditor or database administrator, you'll learn about the database security threat, how compliance fits into the overall scheme and what you should do to minimize your risks.
Posted: January 31, 2012 | Published: January 31, 2012


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Database Management | Database Security | Databases | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | SQL | SQL Server

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Your Microsoft SQL Server databases keep growing, but your storage hardware – and budget – aren’t. Check out this free trial download of powerful, easy to use backup and recovery software that gets the maximum from your current hardware – and does it all under budget.
Posted: January 18, 2012 | Premiered: January 18, 2012


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Disaster Recovery | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - To run secure, compressed, blazing-fast backups, you need the right tool – and that’s LiteSpeed for SQL Server. In this new technical brief, discover six LiteSpeed features every DBA should know, and how LiteSpeed for SQL Server can make every DBA’s job easier. Read it today.
Posted: January 16, 2012 | Published: September 30, 2011


Topics:  Backups | Data Compression | Data Encryption | Data Recovery | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - In this case study, read about Microsoft’s Enterprise Application Services Group, and how they turned to LiteSpeed for backups that run four times faster while increasing performance. Then, see how LiteSpeed reduced the size of their SAP database backups, allowing them to leverage their current storage hardware. Read this case study today.
Posted: January 16, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Data Compression | Data Warehouse Architectures | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Management | SQL Server | Storage Efficiency

WHITE PAPER - Many of today’s organisations are trying to meet customer demands for highly scalable, high-performance services solutions while reducing overall IT costs. This white paper discusses how one IT company achieved this by building solutions for the Windows Azure platform to leverage its versatile storage and easy integration with on-premise solutions.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Integrated Development Environments | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | IT Services | SQL Server | Windows Azure

WHITE PAPER - In this paper, learn why the database layer is so important to the software selection of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Also compare Oracle database to SQL Server databases.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Asset Management Services | Database Administration | Database Management | Databases | Enterprise Asset Management Software | ERP | ERP Software | Oracle (Product) | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - Read this research report to discover the results of comparison testing between two database management systems - Oracle Database Appliance and Microsoft SQL Server - in terms of the productivity and cost-efficiency differences.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Data Management | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Management Software | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Databases | Oracle (Product) | SQL | SQL Server

EGUIDE - In this expert e-guide, find out how to optimize SQL Server with the right choices for hardware, storage devices, and virtualization. Inside, find articles on: what not to do when purchasing hardware; if solid-state storage devices are worth the cost; hardware and risk considerations for an inevitable virtualization initiative.
Posted: January 10, 2012 | Published: January 9, 2012


Topics:  Database Design | Database Management | Database Security | RAID | SAN | SAN and Virtualization | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Solid State Disks | Solid State Storage | SQL Server | Virtualization Security