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Licensing - what is Microsoft's stand on public licensing when it comes to Open Source software?

Published 31 July 8 4:8 AM | SSQA.net

It is a compulsory requirement that you need a license to work/operate a software application. That means it is required for each physical or virtual processor accessed by an operating system environment running such a software. I must admit Licensing...

Filed under: microsoft, community, code, licensing, strategy, policy, open source

Leveraging SQL Server Technologies to Build a Solid High-Availability Strategy - Tech-ed Online Panel video available to view

Published 22 July 8 6:37 AM | SSQA.net

In continuation to Tech-ed North America - what I'm doing there? & Say goodbye to Tech-ed 2008 Developers and say hello to IT-PRO! posts here and to wrap up the earlier posts about Tech-ed Online Panel: Leveraging SQL Server Technologies to Build...

Filed under: sql server, high availability, tech-ed, online, strategy, networking, panel discussions, standards

SQL Server 2005 - adhoc script to perform backup, restore and integrity checks/optimization jobs without Database Maintenance plans?

Published 29 April 8 5:14 AM | SSQA.net

As a DBA you might be aware that since SQL Server 2005 database maintenace plans have given flexibility in deploying the workflow of tasks required to make sure that your database is optimized, is regularly backed up, and is free of inconsistencies in...

Filed under: sql server, database, dba, blog, best practices, responsibilties, backups, strategy, size

Strategy with SQL Server and Sharepoint together

Published 25 March 8 4:50 AM | SSQA.net

Managing SharePoint is about more than just backup, recovery, administration, or migration. An effective SharePoint strategy means being proactive, scrutinizing the entire platform (including SQL Server), and reducing your vulnerability. This white paper...

Filed under: sql server, data, best practices, sharepoint, whitepaper, strategy

Why Backup, Why Recovery? You need a good strategy to save your data!

Published 12 March 8 3:2 AM | SSQA.net

The following context is the one I have received from SQL Server Magazine that talks about a good backup tool in the market, study on: Third-Party Tool Enhances SQL Server Backup and Recovery Microsoft SQL Server’s own backup and restore facilities are...

Filed under: sql server, databases, backup, red-gate, recovery, toolkit, third party, strategy

SQL Server 2005 Partitioned Tables and Indexes - learning curve

Published 12 March 8 3:1 AM | SSQA.net

When do you need data partitioning? The data you see in relational database may need such a strategy if the volume is huge, for instance the data to store event-log information having the schema such as: [Id] INT (make this primary key clustered), [Unit_Id...

Filed under: sql server, performance, indexes, data, backup, bi, database, statistics, partition, monitoring, strategy, data warehouse

Build a strategy with SQL Server and Sharepoint together

Published 27 September 7 3:41 AM | SSQA.net

Managing SharePoint is about more than just backup, recovery, administration, or migration. An effective SharePoint strategy means being proactive, scrutinizing the entire platform (including SQL Server), and reducing your vulnerability. This white paper...

Filed under: sql server, microsoft, sharepoint, strategy, effective, ownership, white paper