The Enterprise Cloud

This blog covers the latest developments and major players in cloud technology. Get practical advice on evaluating providers of cloud applications and services, as well as tips and best practices.

  • Steven Warren // Aug 27, 2008 11:16pm

    Is your company encrypting corporate data?

    In today's workplace, stealing information doesn't require a covert Special Forces team: It is often done by an employee armed with a 5 GB USB flash drive. And your unsecured, unencrypted network invites a hacker to compromise a server or workstation holding sensitive data.

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  • Steven Warren // Aug 30, 2008 11:21pm

    How do I use the Microsoft SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer?

    Do you not have a full-time DBA to keep Microsoft SQL Server databases running according to industry standards and best practices? Sometimes even DBAs want to test their SQL Servers against various best practices.

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  • Tim Chapman // Sep 2, 2008 10:49am

    More New SQL Server 2008 Features

    Microsoft updates SQL Server on a pretty regular basis. It's newest version, SQL Server 2008, includes some new features not found in older versions. Here's a list of some of them.

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  • John Sheesley // Oct 9, 2008 10:20am

    Using Object Dependencies in SQL Server 2008

    Tracking object dependencies has always been difficult with SQL Server. SQL Server 2008 makes it easier because it tracks dependencies by the object's name rather than ID. Here's how it works.

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  • Scott Lowe // Oct 5, 2008 6:02pm

    Will you evaluate Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008?

    Microsoft has released a standalone hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. Will you evaluate it for your organization? Scott Lowe explains the ins and outs of this new product.

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  • Scott Lowe // Oct 9, 2008 10:46pm

    iSCSI is the future of storage

    iSCSI is here to stay and will eventually supplant a significant portion of the installed base of Fibre Channel SANs out there. Further, as organizations make their initial forays into block-level shared storage, iSCSI will beat Fibre Channel more often than not.

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  • Justin James // Oct 6, 2008 1:24pm

    Talking about Hyper-V with Microsoft's Rene Alamo

    Read what Rene Alamo, a Microsoft Partner Technology Specialist, has to say about Hyper-V in terms of its popularity, how people are using it, application support, cost, and more.

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  • Tim Chapman // Jul 21, 2008 11:38am

    Avoiding Cursors with SQL Server 2005

    Sometimes cursors are necessary when executing queries in SQL Server, but most of the time they can be avoided entirely. Tim Chapman shows where cursors can traditionally be used, and how you can use features packaged in SQL Server 2005 to avoid them.

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  • Scott Lowe // Jul 30, 2008 6:37am

    An outage: Lessons learned

    Westminster College does not currently have a backup generator protecting its data center and telephone system. That is about to change. Backup generators are no longer optional. That--and other lessons learned--from recent outages at the college.

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  • Scott Lowe // Oct 27, 2009 1:15am

    Migrating DHCP from Windows 2000 Server/Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008

    With a little bit of work, it's not hard to migrate DHCP services from Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008. Here's how.

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  • Scott Lowe // Aug 3, 2008 11:45pm

    Does a free VMware bare-metal hypervisor hurt Hyper-V?

    VMware has made their ESXi hypervisor product a free download from their web site. Will this hurt Microsoft's foray into the virtualization market? Scott Lowe thinks it will, at least for the short-term.

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  • Steven Warren // Aug 5, 2008 8:53pm

    How do I change the name of my SQL Server?

    Did you know that when you change the name of a server that you also have to change the name in SQL Server? It's not that difficult, but if you don't you'll cause problems. Steven S. Warren shows you how.

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  • Steven Warren // Aug 8, 2008 8:55pm

    What is in your toolbelt?

    As a DBA, you probably have several tools to help you in a bad spot. Have you heard of SQL Professional Toolbelt? It can be a handy addition to keep your SQL Server humming.

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  • Steven Warren // Aug 3, 2008 9:00pm

    Are you going to upgrade to Windows Server 2008?

    In Windows Server 2008, you could use terminal services gateway (TSG) to allow your remote users securely through your firewall to applications running on terminal servers on your network. Combine this with the ability to publish applications, which is new in Windows Server 2008, and you have a much more secure deployment for end users. If none of this matters to you and you feel you have a secure VPN than migrating may not make much sense.

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