I've installed Horizon View, VMware's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) product, dozens of times over the past decade. With each release, for the most part, the installation process gets easier and ...

I was privileged to deliver a session entitled Managing SQL Server in a Virtual World at the PASS Summit 2012, the largest annual conference for Microsoft SQL Server. It was a packed house, literally ...

The study found zero downtime is critical to many SQL Server sites. In fact, 23% of respondents said they require zero downtime for more than 25% of their database instances (Figure 1). Although ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Teradata has quietly purchased database virtualization vendor xkoto for an undisclosed sum. Teradata confirmed the acquisition was completed last month. Though Teradata is not saying much publicly ...

Use custom-built .NET Framework 4.0 classes to connect an ASP.NET Web application to a SQL Server 2012 database. In my recent article, I showed how to connect .NET 4.0 C# and Visual Basic applications ...