SQL Server 2000 under Windows 2000 Server.<BR><BR>I suggested a machine with a 1Ghz + P4, 1GB RAM, RAID 0 for the OS, RAID 5 for the db's, etc. However this won't fit with the budget.

Now, in a rather stunning bit of news, Microsoft and Sun announced at a press conference that Sun has signed up to become a Windows Server Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), selling Sun x64 ...

Second, Microsoft has revamped image licensing. "Today, the way that customers license Windows Server is at install. We're shifting that model to be focused on running instance," says Bob Kelly ...