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, ...

In SQL Server 2005 we were given the Surface Area Configuration tool to assist us in terms of security. The idea was to help us reduce the “surface area” of the SQL Server from a security point of ...

Software features are a lot like government regulations. Once a feature or regulation is implemented, it's almost impossible to get rid of it. It's certain that no matter how insane or arcane it is, ...