Test SQL clustering in VMware Workstation

(May 31, 2008)

SQL Server 2000 is a robust and complicated product, especially when you are using it in a clustered setup. Properly deploying and managing it requires a reliable testing environment, but that can be costly. An economical alternative is to build a clustered SQL 2000 testing environment using VMware.
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IIS 7.0 and Windows Server 2008

(May 31, 2008)

Over the years, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft’s flagship web server product, has taken a lot of flack for being hacked and compromised. But with Windows Vista finally released, Microsoft has not squandered a great opportunity to move past these stereotypes and do something really great. In fact, Microsoft and the IIS team did something [...]

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Building a Windows 2003 Cluster

(May 31, 2008)

Microsoft has overhauled Windows Clustering Services to meet the greater demand for high availability and scalability that has come with the increased spread of the 24/7 marketplace. I’m going to discuss some of the new features that the Windows Server 2003 Clustering Services have to offer, as well as some tips for using WS2K3 clustering.

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