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ALSO CALLED: Microsoft SQL Server, Yukon DEFINITION: Yukon is the code name used for the beta version of Microsoft's SQL Server 2005. SQL Server 2005 is said to provide enhanced flexibility, scalability, reliability, and security to database applications, and to make them easier to create and deploy, thus reducing the complexity and tedium involved in database management.
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Business Intelligence - NoSQL, No Problem sponsored by 10gen WHITE PAPER: Big data is complex term to define and it often presents obstacles for businesses. Consult this resource to learn more about how you should look at big data from a business perspective. Find out how big data has changed the way that the business intelligence (BI) landscape operates. Posted: 16 Apr 2013 \| Published: 16 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Real-time Analytical Software \| Real-time Analytics \| Relational Database Management Software \| SQL \| SQL Server

A Solution for Rapid Deployment of Microsoft® Environments: Converged Infrastructures sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems WHITE PAPER: Access this three-page paper to learn about the benefits of deploying a converged storage, server and network infrastructure for your Microsoft environments. Posted: 21 Mar 2013 \| Published: 28 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Converged Networks \| Microsoft Exchange \| Network Best Practices \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| SQL Server \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management

Demystify Tempdb Performance and Manageability sponsored by Idera WHITE PAPER: This resource offers clear guidance on best practices for managing tempdb to provide a strategic balance between performance, reliability, and management. Posted: 20 Mar 2013 \| Published: 20 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Configuration Management \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| SQL Server

Eliminating Downtime Helps Alexandria Police Department Keep the Peace sponsored by Neverfail WHITE PAPER: Access this two-page case study to learn how the Alexandria, VA Police Department eliminated downtime in order to maintain constant communication between the officers and dispatchers. Posted: 08 Mar 2013 \| Published: 07 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Disaster Recovery \| High Availability \| SQL Server

Essential Performance Tools SQL Server DBA sponsored by Idera WHITE PAPER: In this resource, find a high-level overview of core SQL Server performance concepts, as well as four essential database performance optimization tools that every DBA should know about. Posted: 08 Mar 2013 \| Published: 17 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Data Governance \| Data Management \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Management Software \| Database Performance Management \| Database Performance Management Software \| Databases \| IT Management \| SQL Server

Extending the Value of SCOM with Spotlight on SQL Server sponsored by Quest Software, now a part of Dell WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how to leverage predictive performance diagnostics to go beyond basic up/down monitoring and quickly address database issues and proactively manage SQL Server performance, troubleshoot issues in real time and historically, and drill into database health to quickly find the root cause of an issue and make corrections. Posted: 21 Jan 2013 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Management Software \| Database Performance Management \| Database Performance Management Software \| Predictive Performance Management \| SQL Server

Top 10 Ways to Increase SQL Server Performance With the Hardware You Already Own sponsored by Idera WHITE PAPER: This paper provides a list of the top 10 ways you can improve your SQL Server performance with the hardware you already own. Posted: 23 Aug 2012 \| Published: 23 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| SQL Server

Navigating Microsoft SQL 2012 Certifications sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This key resource highlights tips and expert strategies for studying for the new SQL 2012 exams. Examine the critical components of the exam and find out how to can prepare for each section. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Careers \| Database Administrators \| IT Management \| IT Workforce \| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 \| SQL \| SQL Server \| Training

Time Savings and Ease of Deployment Comparison Study - Database Appliance vs Microsoft SQL Server sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: . Read this research report to discover the results of comparison testing between two database management systems - Oracle Database Appliance and Microsoft SQL Server - in terms of the productivity and cost-efficiency differences. Posted: 28 Mar 2012 \| Published: 16 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Management \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 \| Oracle (Product) \| SQL \| SQL Server

Demystify Tempdb Performance and Manageability sponsored by Idera WHITE PAPER: Tempdb is a very critical component of your SQL Server and can be a major performance pain point if not managed properly. Read this white paper to thoroughly understand how tempdb works and find best practices designed to help you prevent, detect, and mitigate common database performance problems. Posted: 23 Mar 2012 \| Published: 22 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| SQL \| SQL Server

How to Use SQL Server’s Extended Events and Notifications to Proactively Resolve Performance Issues sponsored by Quest Software, now a part of Dell WHITE PAPER: The problem with becoming too comfortable with built-in SQL Server monitoring tools is that they're often used after problems have already arisen. Read this paper to discover how event notifications and extended events can help you drill down into SQL Server and proactively monitor your databases. Posted: 20 Mar 2012 \| Published: 20 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Database Administration \| Database Performance Management \| Database Performance Management Software \| SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server 2012: What to Expect sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Read this detailed paper to explore some of the new features of the upcoming SQL Server 2012 release, including high availability and disaster recovery, that will provide your organization with mission critical confidence, breakthrough insight, and moving to the cloud on your terms. Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| Published: 24 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Management \| Databases \| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 \| SQL \| SQL Server

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE TOOLS FOR SQL SERVER DBAS sponsored by Idera WHITE PAPER: Optimizing SQL Server performance can be a daunting task, especially for an increasing number of reluctant DBAs faced with managing their organization’s SQL Server databases, despite little training. This white paper provides a high-level overview of core SQL Server performance concepts and an overview of essential SQL Server performance tools. Posted: 02 Feb 2012 \| Published: 02 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Architectures \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Database Security \| Databases \| SQL \| SQL Server

Top 10 Tips for Optimizing SQL Server Performance sponsored by Quest Software, now a part of Dell WHITE PAPER: SQL Server performance management requires serious time, energy and patience! In this new white paper by Kevin Kline, discover detailed guidance on the issues you can relate to—from cache trashing to bad T-SQL that can return to haunt your applications.See how to maximize database scalability and efficiency with ease. Read the white paper today. Posted: 03 Oct 2011 \| Published: 28 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Data Management \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| Performance Testing \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| SQL \| SQL Server

Microsoft SQL 11 “Denali”: What To Expect sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Are you ready to upgrade to Microsoft SQL 11? Access this exclusive resource to learn how Microsoft improves on SQL Server 2008, and check out the underlying themes emphasized in the new features in Microsoft SQL 11 and how they work. Posted: 29 Sep 2011 \| Published: 29 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Cloud Computing \| Database Management \| Databases \| SQL Server \| Structured Data \| Unstructured Data

Database Manageability and Productivity Cost Comparison Study: Oracle Database 11g Release 2 vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Release 2 sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Review this cost comparison study of Oracle Database 11g R2 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and uncover which technology came out on top. Find out which solution offered a 49% higher time savings, 46% more in complexity savings, and whose time savings amounted to saving $58,800 per year per database administrator. Posted: 03 Jul 2012 \| Published: 25 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Database Administrators \| Database Architectures \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Management Software \| Database Server Software \| Oracle (Product) \| SQL Server

SQL Server 2012 Fast Track Data Warehouse on PowerEdge R720xd sponsored by Dell and Microsoft SQL WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how to configure your SQL Server data warehousing system to support growing online analytical processing (OLAP) loads while lowering costs, easing management, and improving performance. Posted: 21 Jun 2012 \| Published: 31 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Warehouse Architectures \| Data Warehouse Software \| Data Warehouses \| OLAP \| SQL Server

SQL Server Consolidation and TCO: Principled Technologies Test sponsored by Dell and Microsoft SQL WHITE PAPER: Does a SQL Server database server virtualization initiative make sense for your growing business? Read this report to learn how virtualization impacted data center performance and total cost of ownership (TCO) in a test environment. Posted: 05 Jun 2012 \| Published: 31 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Database Architectures \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Database Server Software \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| SQL \| SQL Server

EMC Virtualizing Microsoft Applications Solution sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: EMC Global Services’ Virtualizing Microsoft Applications Solution with VMware virtualization technology enables you to optimize your existing infrastructure and reduces the need to invest in additional hardware. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Storage \| Database Management \| Database Server Software \| Databases \| SQL Server

Why the Correct Information Infrastructure Is a Crucial Consideration for SQL Server 2012 Implementations sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: The intent of this paper (neither explain SQL Server 2012 nor be a EMC buying guide ) is simply to highlight enough information on each, so that IT managers can focus on the database system and storage hardware relationship. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Storage \| Database Management \| Databases \| SQL Server

Backup and Recovery for Microsoft SQL sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper maps out how EMC Data Domain deduplication storage systems preserves data integrity, meets stringent RTO/RPO objectives, and integrates easily into a multitude of active SQL or third-party backup environments. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Storage \| Database Management \| Databases \| Disk Backups \| SQL Server

Top Five Reasons Why Customers Deploy Microsoft SQL Server on EMC VNX Unified Storage sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: Top five reasons why customers deploy Microsoft SQL Server on EMC VNX Unified Storage. Posted: 14 May 2012 \| Published: 14 May 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Managers \| Database Performance Management \| Database Security \| Databases \| SQL \| SQL Server \| Storage Management

THE SQL SERVER SECURITY THREAT — IT’S CLOSER THAN YOU THINK sponsored by Idera WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the information security and compliance issues associated with Microsoft SQL Server database systems. Whether you’re a CSO, IT manager, internal auditor or database administrator, you'll learn about the database security threat, how compliance fits into the overall scheme and what you should do to minimize your risks. Posted: 31 Jan 2012 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Database Management \| Database Security \| Databases \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| SQL \| SQL Server

Databases and ERP Selection: Oracle Vs. SQL Server sponsored by IFS WHITE PAPER: In this paper, learn why the database layer is so important to the software selection of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Also compare Oracle database to SQL Server databases. Posted: 11 Jan 2012 \| Published: 11 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Asset Management Services \| Database Administration \| Database Management \| Databases \| Enterprise Asset Management Software \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Oracle (Product) \| SQL Server

Introduction to Application and Multi-Server Management sponsored by Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This paper introduces the new extensions in SQL Server Management Studio and the new Utility Explorer, and discusses the simple process of setting up a SQL Server managed server group. Posted: 01 Jan 2012 \| Published: 28 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Applications Management \| Cloud Computing \| Data Center Consolidation \| Database Management \| Server Management \| SQL Server

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