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 SQL ...

Recently organizations, fellow SQL Server MVPs and DBAs have asked me for resources on how to install a SQL Server 2008 Failover Cluster from both a SQL Server and a Windows Server 2008 perspective.

Ok, by now my first upgrade experience with Katmai is well-documented. So I thought I’d pass along some of my other experiences and some of the things I’ve learned. My Vista upgrade: I have a copy of ...

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5611b9/microsoft_sql_serv) has announced the ...

[!INCLUDEssNoVersion] SysPrep related setup actions can be accessed through the Installation Center. The Advanced Page of the Installation Center has two options - Image preparation of a stand-alone ...

Installing SQL Server 2008 R2 (and to apply Service Pack 3 during setup) does not work with xSQLServerSetup. It is most likely because of this Program Compatibility issue which is shown if I manually ...