SQL Server 2008 Installation Strategies and Best Practices Part 2 of 5 Greetings, last week I initiated this blog series which focuses on best practices and installation strategies when deploying ...

More notes from the field on installing the new version of SQL Sever.

Installing SQL Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit is not as simple as it appears Most of my test servers are still 32-bit machines.

According to Rikalous, installing Business Intelligence Development Studio is necessary. Upon installing SQL Server 2008 you need to select the Client tools option under the Client tools section of ...

Okay, a co-worker typed this up for me to post. I am simply cutting and pasting from e-mail...quote:I just built a new Windows 2003 box, fresh install. The only things I installed after that was ...

This post will show you how to resolve Managed SQL Server installer has stopped working error, when you install SQL Server SQL on Windows.

How to Install Microsoft SQL Query Analyzer. The Microsoft SQL Query Analyzer is part of the client tools that come with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. It's designed to analyze the ...

We are in the process of planning our upgrade to DPM 2010 in the next month or so. Just was curious if there was any advantage/disadvantage to installing the SQL Database locally or creating ...

Microsoft posted on April 18, 2006 the RTM version of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2005 Developer, Workgroup, Standard, Enterprise, and Express editions. Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, ...

How Do I Install Business Intelligence Development Studio 2008? Rikalous pointed out that Business Intelligence Development Studio is needed. In the SQL Server 2008 installation wizard, there is an ...