I'm thinking this is the better forum to post this:<BR><BR>I'm doing a fresh install of both VS 2005 Team Edition and SQL 2005 Dev Edition on a new test box at work. I've done a VS 2005 install in the ...

Is Ssms Part Of Ssdt? It is the database component of SSDT that people talk about when they ask “why should I use it over SSMS”. I usually reply that SSMS is an administration tool and SSDT ects is ...

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 ...

In this article, we’ll discuss how to resolve Managed SQL Server Installer has stopped working when trying to install SQL Server. So the scenario is when you click on “New SQL Server stand-alone ...

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.

Sometimes, life really is like a box of chocolates. The same can also be said for software upgrades. Take, for instance, Visual Studio 2008. After all its various CTPs and RTMs, I feel like I've been ...

One of the most useful features in Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) product is its reporting engine. Even though there is nothing overly difficult about its installation process, ...

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