I have worked with SQL Server for many years now, back to Sybase SQL Server days and there has always been confusion over Logins and Users. Even though they typically use the same name they are ...

Win one of 15 copies of the video lesson SQL Server Fundamentals for the Accidental DBA by Eric Johnson and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. as part of the LiveLessons series. (This is a ...

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

Microsoft made a series of database announcements at the Ignite conference, including the general availability of SQL Server ...

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 ...

While I am a general Linux admin, I have never administered or used PostgreSQL, although I do admin a few MySQL instances. I have just been told that a system currently hosted on SQL Server 2008 R2 is ...