One of the most useful features in Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) product is its reporting engine. Even though there is nothing overly difficult about its installation process, ...

Recently organizations, fellow SQL Server MVPs and DBAs have asked me for resources on how to install a SQL Server 2008 Failover Cluster from both a SQL Server and a Windows Server 2008 perspective.

I walk you through installing one of the most user-friendly server platforms available. Whether you're running Linux, macOS, or Windows, just follow these simple steps. For years, Ubuntu Server has ...

SQL Server 2008 Installation Strategies and Best Practices Part 2 of 5 Greetings, last week I initiated this blog series which focuses on best practices and installation strategies when deploying SQL ...

If you’ve never deployed a website with the Apache web server, you’re about to learn how. Every so often, taking a step back and going through the basics is good. It not only helps to ground me as a ...

If you’ve ever had a need to SSH into a Windows machine, Jack Wallen shows you how to make that possible with the help of PowerShell. Using SSH to remote into a Linux server is incredibly easy. Even ...

Can you repair a remote PC from your own desk?For example, suppose you receive the following message from your company's ...

First of all, we need to get the Oracle 11g on our system. If you already have the file, you are good to skip this method and move to the installation part, but if you don’t, navigate to oracle.com ...

SQL Server Management Studio can help take the guesswork out of creating connection strings for PowerShell applications.