SQL Server Magazine

Avoid Windows Server 2008 Integration Challenges

Before you implement Windows Server 2008, benefit from an expert’s lessons-learned about integration with AD, compatibility with Microsoft server applications, virtualization, backup, and antivirus and antispyware.

Avoid Windows Server 2008 Integration Challenges

Avoid Windows Server 2008 Integration Challenges

Running SQL Server in a Virtual Server Environment

Find out if virtualizing your SQL Server deployment is the right option for your organization.

Creating a Virtual Server Base Image

Follow these guidelines when creating your virtual server base image.

Running SQL Server in a Virtual Server Environment

Migration Glitch in SharePoint Portal Server

If you've installed the test version of SharePoint Portal Server with SQL Server 2000 and want to upgrade to the production version of SharePoint Portal Server with SQL Server 2005, here's a problem you should know about.

Desktop Provisioning and Management

The benefits and features of desktop provisioning and management software vary from vendor from vendor. Before you buy, you'll have to do more research and evaluation than usual.

Access Database Efficiency

If you're interested in learning how to use some of the not-so-well-known Access features to build more efficient databases, read these 10 quick tips.

Exchange Server Event Errors

A client company was running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP1 and suddenly the server started reporting error messages in the Application Event Viewer every 5 minutes. Let me tell you what I discovered.

Exchange 2000 Server 7031 Errors

Come along as Alan Sugano troubleshoots a client company's email system failure.

OS Event-Log Monitoring

Event-log monitoring tools help you proactively manage your network.

Networking UPDATE, February 19, 2003

Alan Sugano looks back at the recent SQL Server Slammer worm outbreak.