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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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Reduce CPU Usage with 'SMART' SQL sponsored by BMC Software, Inc WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how and why to design SQL that will reduce the number of times calls are made to DB2. We'll look at how to write SMART applications rather than writing applications that act like generic I/O modules to DB2, properly tune SMART SQL, and how to exploit SQL and application features in DB2 on z/OS version 8 and 9. Posted: 30 Nov 2009 \| Published: 30 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Code Management \| Data Centers \| Database Design \| Database Performance Management \| DB2 \| Network Performance \| SQL \| SQL Server \| z/OS

Techfocus SQL Server 2008 Migration: Evaluate the Value of a SQL Server Upgrade sponsored by SHI WHITE PAPER: SQL Server 2008 has many compelling features, but not all of them are necessary. See what's a good fit for your enterprise and what can wait. Posted: 24 Nov 2009 \| Published: 24 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| Data Warehouses \| Network Performance \| Reporting Software \| Service Packs \| SQL \| SQL Server

Running SQL Server 2008 in a Hyper-V Environment: Best Practices and Performance Considerations sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd WHITE PAPER: Through a series of test scenarios that are representative of SQL Server application fundamentals, this document provides best practice recommendations on running SQL Server in Windows Hyper-V environment. Posted: 23 Nov 2009 \| Published: 23 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Data Center Consolidation \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| QOS \| Server Consolidation \| SQL Server \| TCO

Protecting and Enhancing SQL Server With Double-Take Availability sponsored by Double-Take Software WHITE PAPER: Double-Take Software provides organizations with a solution that offers distinct recovery and protection advantages over manual Microsoft SQL built-in replication capabilities: Double-Take Availability saves more data real-time and restores that data in a much faster manner. Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Published: 16 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Database Management \| Database Security \| Database Server Software \| Databases \| High Availability \| SQL \| SQL Server

Are You Ready for Economic Bounce Back? sponsored by Micro Focus, Ltd WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the concept that preparing for economic recovery is not something that can wait; it is something that businesses should plan for now. It will introduce enterprise application migration strategies that can be considered within any organization and also emphasize the importance of forward thinking and planning in down economy. Posted: 27 Oct 2009 \| Published: 27 Oct 2009 TOPICS: CIOs \| Customer Satisfaction \| Data Migration \| Economic Environment \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Linux \| SQL Server \| Systems Management \| TCO \| UNIX \| Windows Server 2003

Database Encryption and Key Management for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 sponsored by Thales WHITE PAPER: This technical guide for database administrators and IT security experts demonstrates how you can protect your sensitive data with the native database encryption functions of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, such as cell-level encryption and Transparent Data Encryption, and manage and protect encryption keys with hardware security modules (HSMs). Posted: 21 Oct 2009 \| Published: 21 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Encryption \| Data Security \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Security \| Security \| Security Hardware \| SQL Server \| Windows Server Software

5 Secrets to SQL Server Availability sponsored by Marathon Technologies WHITE PAPER: The following five secrets to affordable SQL availability will help you to implement a SQL environment with little or no downtime, zero data loss, and no added IT complexity. Posted: 28 Sep 2009 \| Published: 28 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Clustering \| Data Centers \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Replication \| Data Security \| Downtime \| IT Management \| Network Monitoring \| Server Management \| SQL \| SQL Server

SQL Server 2008 Dynamic Duo: Management Views and Functions sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Dynamic management views and functions were extraordinary additions to SQL 2005, and they have only improved in function and increased in number in SQL 2008. This white paper will explore a few of their capabilities and give examples as to how they can ease the workload of a database administrator. Posted: 22 Sep 2009 \| Published: 22 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Management Software \| Indexing Software \| MySQL \| Relational Database Management Software \| Reporting Software \| SQL \| SQL Server \| Sybase (Product)

Best Practices for Managing an SAP Landscape Using HP Management Solutions sponsored by Avnet, HP and Partners WHITE PAPER: This paper describes a comprehensive set of best practices that allow mid-market enterprise SAP customers to appropriately configure and use HP management software to monitor, manage, and operate an SAP® environment. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| SAP (Product) \| SQL \| SQL Server

SQL Server 2008 Spotlight on Cost - 12 Ways to Reduce Costs with MSFT SQL Server 2008 sponsored by Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes ways in which organizations can use Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to save time and money. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Database Administration \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Database Server Software \| Databases \| SQL \| SQL Server

SharePoint High Availability - Protecting All Three Architecture Tiers sponsored by Marathon Technologies WHITE PAPER: SQL Server is the relational database used for storing all content, data, and configuration information used by Office SharePoint Server 2007. Protecting SharePoint requires protecting each of the three architectural tiers. This whitepaper will discuss the need to protect all three tiers of SharePoint's implementation architecture. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence Software \| Configuration Management \| Content Management \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Downtime \| High Availability \| Indexing (Information Management) \| Microsoft Office \| Server Management \| SQL \| SQL Server

Increasing Reliability and Availability in a Virtualized SQL Server Environment sponsored by Marathon Technologies WHITE PAPER: As companies continue to consolidate and look for best possible uses of both existing and new computer hardware, nowhere is this more apparent than server management. This paper will provide you some best practices and key success stories that you can use in designing and implementing your own virtualized SQL environment. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Best Practices \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Network Performance \| RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| SQL \| SQL Server \| VM

Leaping Forward: SQL Server 2008 Compared to Oracle Database 11g sponsored by Microsoft WHITE PAPER: Microsoft SQL Server has steadily gained ground on other database systems and now surpasses the competition in terms of performance, scalability, security, developer productivity. This paper highlights some of the mission-critical areas in which SQL Server 2008 excels. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Microsoft Virtual Server \| Server Management \| Server Software \| Server Virtualization \| SQL \| SQL Server

Total Economic Impact Of SQL Server 2008 Upgrade sponsored by Microsoft WHITE PAPER: In August 2008, Microsoft Corporation commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises might realize by upgrading from SQL Server 2000 or 2005 to SQL Server 2008. Read the results here. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Management \| Database Marketing \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| ROI \| SQL \| SQL Server

Consolidating SQL Server for Lower TCO sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Because of the success of SQL Server in recent years, unintended consequences have developed. These include low levels of utilization, poor availability, and an enormous management burden inflicted on many IT departments. This paper describes a solution: HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server. Posted: 17 Sep 2009 \| Published: 17 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Database Performance Management Software \| SQL \| SQL Server \| Storage Management Services \| Storage Resource Management

Master Guide – Migrating SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008 sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This Deployment Guide reviews the approach that Principled Technologies and Dell recommend for migrating databases from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Published: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Migration \| Database Architectures \| Database Management \| Databases \| SQL Server \| Windows

Consolidating Multiple SQL Server 2000 systems using Hyper-V sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This document covers the key overall concepts and procedures you need to setup and configure your Hyper-V platform. It reviews in detail the approach that PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated installation of Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Published: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Management \| Databases \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| SQL Server \| Storage Consolidation

Consolidate SQL Server 2008 on Dell 4 Socket - Multi-Core Servers - using Hyper-V sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This Guide is a companion to How to Guide: Consolidating multiple SQL Server systems onto Dell PowerEdge Servers using Microsoft’s Hyper-V. In this Guide, we use the Dell PowerEdge R900 and PowerEdge R905 as target servers. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Published: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Databases \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| SQL Server \| Storage Consolidation

SQL Server 2008 - 10-20Terabyte Data Warehousing sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper documents the performance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solutions deployed on Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell PowerVault storage. Using the knowledge gained through joint development this white paper illustrates the cost-effective performance of Dell Solutions for SQL Server 2008. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Published: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Storage \| Data Warehouse Software \| Data Warehouses \| Server Management \| SQL \| SQL Server

Edison Group, Comparative Management Costs Study: Oracle Database 11g vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: In this whitepaper presented by the Edison Group, reveals how Oracle Database widens the manageability lead over Microsoft SQL Server 2008. The study shows how Oracle Database can save 43% in time and 41% in database management costs over Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Posted: 09 Sep 2009 \| Published: 09 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Warehouses \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Database Security \| Databases \| Oracle (Product) \| SQL \| SQL Server

Create Supported SQL Server 2008 Virtual Machines -- Rely on Server Virtualization to run SQL Server 2008 sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: The support team for Microsoft SQL Server has published guidelines for virtualizing this database engine. Read this paper to learn how to move forward with the process and create supported SQL Server virtual machines (VMs) that can be hosted on Dell PowerEdge servers. Posted: 02 Sep 2009 \| Published: 02 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Microsoft Virtual Server \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| SQL \| SQL Server \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Migration \| Virtual Machine Monitor

Reduce Your Server Footprint with SQL Server 2008 -- Rely on SQL Server 2008 to Consolidate Database Servers sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: With its new unified management and auditing tools, SQL Server 2008 makes it easier to manage multiple instances on fewer servers. And by hosting these instances on Dell PowerEdge Servers powered by multi-core processors, you can guarantee the best levels of availability, as well as ensure the best possible performance. Posted: 01 Sep 2009 \| Published: 01 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Storage \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| High Availability \| Server Consolidation \| SQL Server

Create Fault-Tolerant SQL Server 2008 Installations -- Rely on SQL Server 2008 Features to Protect Data sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to determine how best to protect your SQL environment when running SQL Server on Dell PowerEdge servers. Posted: 01 Sep 2009 \| Published: 01 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Security \| Database Management \| Database Security \| Database Server Software \| Databases \| Fault Tolerance \| SQL Server

Using Encrypting File System to Protect Microsoft Dynamics CRM Data on a V3c Client Running Windows XP Professional sponsored by Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how to use Encrypting File System (EFS), a feature that is provided by default in the Windows® operating system, to protect data in Microsoft Dynamics CRM clients for Outlook Compatibility Update running on Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2). Posted: 25 Aug 2009 \| Published: 25 Aug 2009 TOPICS: CRM \| CRM Software \| Database Security \| Laptop Computers \| Microsoft Outlook \| SQL Server

Inside SQL Server 2008: Management Studio Improvements sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: When the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) was first introduced in SQL Server 2005, it received mixed reviews. With the launch of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has succeeded in transforming the SSMS into a much more useful tool set. This whitepaper will list and discuss each of these improvements of SSMS 2008. Posted: 27 Jul 2009 \| Published: 27 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management Software \| Debugging \| Query Tools \| Reporting Software \| Server Management \| Server Software \| SQL \| SQL Server

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