CPU issues have long been the bane of database and system administrators. I have worked on enterprise databases since the mid-1980s and seen three significant eras for CPU architecture and ...

With over two decades of IT experience, Microsoft data platform MVP Thomas LaRock has seen nearly every SQL Server troubleshooting nightmare under the sun. In an upcoming session called "The Top 5 ...

An announcement last week by Microsoft's Customer Service and Support team indicated that Windows patches from Microsoft's July 10 "update Tuesday" release may have caused SQL Server failures after ...

I am trying to setup php groupware on a debian box using mysql as the database.<br>I have the install half way done, php is working. I am using webmin to admin mysql (i'm really not a sql ...

If you haven't installed SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1, keep it that way. If you have installed the service pack, you may be regretting it. Microsoft pulled it last week after install errors surfaced ...

Okay, a co-worker typed this up for me to post. I am simply cutting and pasting from e-mail...<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote ...

Hi everyone! It's great to be back on Database Trends and Applications magazine. While I dropped out of the regular columnist position for quite a while, I was still hard at it promoting strong ...