02/22/2010 I've mentioned the SQL Server Utility briefly in past posts, but I want to dedicate this week's post entirely to this new piece of functionality coming to us in SQL Server 2008 R2.

While a number of new features have been introduced, such as the SQL Server Utility, there have been some "under the hood" changes as well that can help administrators and developers alike.

The company’s SQL Server utility uses PolyServe’s shared-data clustering technology and lets users consolidate their SQL Server instances and reduce the amount of Microsoft software they must ...

First, the team tweaked the SQL Server 2008 R2 Utility, which provides an overall view of system resources by modeling entities. Microsoft described the SQL Server Utility in greater detail here. Next ...

Microsoft researchers have discovered a malicious campaign targeting Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) Server that exploits a built-in PowerShell utility to achieve persistence on compromised machines.

News SQL Server 2008 SP2 Now Available By Kurt Mackie 09/29/2010 Microsoft today released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008. Previously, the service pack was available only at the community test ...

First, the team tweaked the SQL Server 2008 R2 Utility, which provides an overall view of system resources by modeling entities. Microsoft describes the SQL Server Utility in greater detail here. Next ...

— The SQL Server Utility allows for a single management dashboard across multiple servers and databases. Installation made easy Installing SQL Server 2008 R2 is much easier than previous versions.

To defrag external fragmentation takes an operating system utility, not a SQL Server utility. When the fragmentation tool runs, it does not restructure internal contents of the file, unlike DBCC ...

First, the team tweaked the SQL Server 2008 R2 Utility, which provides an overall view of system resources by modeling entities. Microsoft described the SQL Server Utility in greater detail here. Next ...