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Topic: SQL

SQL News

15 May 2008

Microsoft hits SMBs with pricier Windows Server bundles

By Eric Lai, Computerworld (US)

Microsoft has announced the immediate availability of pre-release versions of its upcoming Windows Essential Server Solutions for small to mid-sized companies, as well as pricing for the software bundles. Read more...

SQL Blog Entries

28 February 2008

How the V word frightens Microsoft

By Maxwell Cooter

There’s an old industry joke about two women describing their husbands. Read more...

SQL Insight

22 February 2008

Industry sceptical on Microsoft's new-found openness

By John Fontana, Network World (US online)

Yesterday's announcement from Microsoft that it was opening up its APIs sent shock waves throughout the industry. We look at the company's possible motives and gauge how Microsoft's open-source competitors see the move. Read more...

SQL Briefings

17 November 2006

What LINQ will offer

By David Rhys, Techworld

At TechEd, Microsoft talked up its new set of query operators for .NET. We set out what it all means and the impact it has on C# programmers. Read more...

SQL Interviews

07 December 2007

Packeteer opens up for deeper analysis

By Bryan Betts, Techworld

Its PacketShaper is noted for its ability to track and control bandwidth use; now it wants other software tools to be able to use the data it's collecting, says director Simon Jackson. Read more...

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SQL Whitepapers

23 November 2007

MySQL Cluster Architecture Overview

By MySQL

This paper describes the high availability and reliability features of MySQL Cluster, an in-memory clustered distributed database management system. MySQL Cluster is built on a shared-nothing architecture and includes advanced features such as failover, node recovery, synchronous data replication and no single-point-of failure. Read more...

SQL Product Reviews

27 February 2008

Windows Server 2008

By Tom Henderson and Rand Dvorak, Network World

  • List price: £1,434 (inc VAT for 1 server and 25CALS but look around
  • Pros: Improved security; Faster performance; more sophisticated administation
  • Cons: No virtualisation yet; poor NAP compatibility with previous versions of Windows Read more...

SQL How-Tos

06 December 2007

The Tao of managing virtualised servers

By Rick Cook, Computerworld

When properly implemented and managed, virtualisation means cost savings -- for server hardware, support and administration -- as well as easier server deployment and reduced energy consumption. Read more...

SQL Case Studies

12 February 2008

Servers go front and centre

By Robert L. Mitchell, Computerworld

General Motors might be globalising its business, but in the area of servers, the auto-maker is thinking small. Read more...

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