SQL Server Windows 7 is officially due out on October 22nd 2009 almost exactly 8 years after Windows XP hit the streets. Time flies. There is a feature in the new version that will help SQL Server.

When Microsoft released the Windows 7 beta for public download in January, the resulting demand overwhelmed its servers, delaying the launch by a day and giving the software giant’s capacity planners ...

“Free” is a term rarely associated with Microsoft offerings, especially at the server end of the spectrum. Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hyper-V — IT admins know functionality comes at a ...

SQL Server Management Studio or SSMS allows you to connect to the SQL server and execute queries. In this tutorial, we will see how you can install and configure SQL Server Management Studio in ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Release Candidate (build 5.0.1631.0) has become available for download. If you're already part of the beta, you can grab it directly from Microsoft Connect ...

IT pros can now get a package of remote server management tools that work with the new Windows 7 release candidate (RC), which Microsoft released to the public on Tuesday. The tools are part of ...

When it comes to adopting new operating systems and applications, common practice among system administrators is to delay adoption until the release of the first service pack. Admins found plenty of ...