A computer in a network that is dedicated to database storage and retrieval. It holds the database management system (see DBMS) and the databases. Upon requests from the client machines, it searches ...

SQL Server has a long list of roles for server, database, and applications that outline things like permissions, data selection and modification, and disk management. Examine how roles play a part in ...

The first step in learning how to avoid deadlocks in SQL Server databases is preparedness. Knowing about deadlocks -- in particular, what causes them -- is the key to preventing them and resolving ...

What are the advantages of using Access as the front end to a SQL Server database? For starters, it’s likely that your client’s users will be more familiar with it, and it’s relatively easy to put in ...

How effective are free and open source data bases? For answers, we reviewed 6:: Microsoft SQL Server Express, PostgreSQL, Oracle's MySQL, MariaDB, Apache Derby and Firebird SQL. Free or open source ...

Database replication can either be a single occurrence or an ongoing process. It involves all data sources in an organization's distributed infrastructure. The organization's distributed management ...

I've installed Horizon View, VMware's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) product, dozens of times over the past decade. With each release, for the most part, the installation process gets easier and ...