Microsoft released Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 today. The product is an identity and access management solution for use across Windows and heterogeneous computing environments, according to ...

Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager is now better suited for virtual environments, Linux servers, SQL Server support and provides more consistency. With the recent release of the ...

New BI and reporting features in SQL Server 2008 R2 hit the mark, but other additions leave SQL Server shops wanting more With Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft begins to fully realize its ...

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SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel.

Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 this week and announced that it's available for download. The new service pack fixes some minor issues, and not much has apparently changed since ...

As we continue to chat about some of the benefits of Server 2008 R2, I thought we could take a couple of minutes to mention Automatic SPN Management. This feature takes effect when you raise the ...

There's no doubt that server virtualisation will fundamentally change the way IT administrators think of servers and service delivery. It's not hard to imagine a future where applications run on ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced the beta release of Systems Management Server 2003 R2, its tool to help businesses manage Windows environments. The software offers new ease-of-use and security ...