Redmond Magazine

SQL Server 2008 R2: Unlock the Locks

Database troubleshooting is not for the faint of heart, especially when it comes to troubleshooting locking and blocking problems. Sometimes the elephant in the room is actually a rhino, a problem ...
MCPmag

Pop Quiz: Windows Server 2008 R2, Active Directory Configuration -- Manage Certificate Templates

Windows Server 2008 R2 all editions Windows Server 2003, all editions Windows Server 2008, Enterprise and Datacenter editions Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise and Datacenter editions Answer and ...
CMS Wire

SQL Server 2008 R2 Includes End-User Analytics and Reporting

We've been focused on learning about the upcoming versions of SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010. But Microsoft also has another product just out as a CTP (community technology preview) -- SQL Server ...
MCPmag

Pop Quiz: Windows Server 2008 R2, Active Directory Configuration -- Configure RODC

All DCs must be running Windows Server 2008 All DCs must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 There must be at least one writable domain controller in the domain The functional level for the domain and ...
ZDNet

Microsoft: Office 2010 and SQL Server 2008 R2 go better together

Microsoft has relied on the "better together" concept to sell Windows client and Windows Server as a package. It also has done the same with previous versions of Office and Windows. But on May 12 -- ...
Redmond Magazine

SQL Server 2008/R2 No Longer Getting Security Patch Support

Microsoft issued some reminders this week that July 9, 2019, is the last day of patch support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2. The servers will no longer get security patches after that ...