Brien M. Posey is a freelance technical writer who has contributed to dozens of books and is a six-time Microsoft MVP award winner. Many IT professionals live by the maxim that if something isn’t ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...

When trying to install SolidWorks on a Windows computer, you may encounter an issue when the installation is trying to install Microsoft SQL Server. So, the installation works fine until it reaches ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

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Microsoft brought its big data strategy into sharper focus Tuesday, unveiling a trio of products that it says will help customers gain valuable business insight from the mountains of data they're ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...