Don Boxley, CEO and Founder of DH2i, spent some time with me recently to discuss his company and DxConsole and DxTransfer. The company's goal is addressing the product limitations of Microsoft's SQL ...

I am dealing with a company (of 15-20 people) that is currently running a PE2900 (tower) that is on its last legs and long overdue for an upgrade. It used to handle Crystal Reports, Quickbooks, SQL ...

In the complex and frustrating world of virtualization licensing, Microsoft has had its ups and downs and caused its fair share of IT aggravation. Licensing Microsoft products in a physical world has ...

Idera, a provider of Microsoft SQL Server management and administration tools, announced SQL virtual database 1.3, the latest release for this solution that enables backup files to look and act just ...

Idera, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and leading provider of management and administration solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, recently announced SQL virtual database, a new product for accessing ...

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A new report from research firm GigaOm indicated that SQL Server runs faster on virtual machines on Micrososft's Azure cloud than on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) compute instances (EC2). Sponsored by ...

Microsoft unveiled a set of improvements to Windows Azure this week. Four of the five new features are now generally available. One feature -- AutoScale support for Windows Azure -- is still at the ...

Does server virtualization work for small-to-medium-sized companies? You bet. As you know, virtualization software allows you to run multiple virtual machines on the same physical host. Each virtual ...

Server virtualization best practices and tips on what not to do Your email has been sent Server virtualization has been growing in popularity for a decade, and some people now believe it’s not just ...

How many virtual machines can you fit on a host server? That's a frequently-asked question when IT pros consider which hardware options to purchase for their virtual hosts. In this tip, I share things ...

(1) See server virtualization. Contrast with virtual host. (2) A virtual machine environment from Microsoft for Windows servers. See Microsoft Virtual Server. (3) Multiple servers that appear as one ...