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SQL Server 2012: How to create a Server Role?

Recently, during my many missions, a client asked me to give access rights to the SQL Server Logs from SSMS to his application managers.   As you know, you must give(…)

SQL Server 2012: RTM now available

The so called Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of SQL Server 2012 now is available.

Windows 8 customer preview now available!

Following my article about Windows 8, today, Microsoft released the customer preview. It's just a small article to announce this fresh news!(…)

SQL Server 2012: new features for Reporting Services (SSRS)

I decided to take some times in this cold February's month to continue this small series. This time, I'm going to speak about Reporting Services (SSRS) and these new features.Like my other article "SQL Server 2012: New(…)

SQL Server 2012: new features for Integration Services (SSIS)

Like the others products of SQL server 2012, Integration Services has a lot of new features and enhancements.

SQL Server 2012: Feature Pack

Since the third CTP version of SQL Server 2012 codename Denali, you have some features available to provide an additional value for Microsoft® SQL Server 2012 like the other SQL Server versions. This Feature Pack or Manageability Tool Kit are(…)

Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP) 2010 and database policies

I have seen at a customer that the SQL Server's policy doesn't follow the Microsoft's recommendations about antivirus and databases(kb 309422), such excluding *.mdf,*.ndf and *.ldf files. In addition the policy for Oracle doesn't exist in(…)

SQL Server 2012 Express LocalDB RC0 is Available

Since a few days, Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Express LocalDB Release Candidate 0 is online.

SQL Server 2012 ‘Denali’: the Release Candidate is available

We looked forward to and it has finally arrived... Since Friday,  Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Release Candidate 0 is online.

SQL Server 2012 ‘Denali’: a new panel of DMVs

Dynamic management views (DMVs) return server state information that can be used to monitor the health of a server instance, diagnose problems and tune performance.Since few months, I test the future new version SQL Server 2012 codename Denali and(…)