Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2, as well as SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2, are due to move out of extended support over the next few years—SQL Server in July 2019 and Windows Server in January 2020. For ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The secret to the continuing availability of security patches ...

I had the opportunity to work with Windows Server 2008 R2 for over 2 years before its release at the end of 2009 implementing the product in a couple dozen very large early adopter enterprises, and ...

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SIOS Technology Corp., the industry pioneer in providing IT Resilience through intelligent application availability, today announced a new no-cost assessment for ...

A free tool from Microsoft can make backing up data in Windows Server 2008 R2 efficient and almost hassle-free. Here's how to use it effectively. Back in the day, Microsoft's free backup tool was the ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the first mainstream Windows Server release to be 64-bit only, meaning that older servers that don’t support one of the families of 64-bit processor extensions won’t be ...

An earlier version of Windows Server that superseded Windows Server 2003. Supporting 128-bit IPv6 addressing for the Internet and BitLocker drive encryption, Windows Server 2008 added numerous ...

Almost half of local councils have outdated Windows Server or SQL Server software, a Freedom of Information (FoI) request has revealed. The FoI request, carried out by IT services company Comparex, ...

As Microsoft phases out older Exchange Server versions, IT leaders are facing new decisions about how to stay compliant and cost-efficient. Understanding the current licensing landscape for Windows ...

You will fail to connect to your database if the SQL Server service is not running. If you try running the SQL Server service from the Services.msc app, you will ...