So last night I was building a SQL Server 2008 failover cluster in a virtual environment with Windows Server 2008 on the free version of VMware Server. When building clusters on VMware, I typically ...

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 ...

SQL Server Backup & Recovery – Protect data with full, differential, and transaction log backups, plus restore strategies for emergencies. Failover Clustering – Keep operations running 24/7 with ...