Windows Server 2008 R2 goes further and contains something called the “Best Practices Analyzer,” which is not exactly one thing but a combination of things built around something called the ...

Microsoft is looking to change how SQL Server is managed by incorporating the SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer into the core of SQL Server 2008. This new feature, known as the Declarative ...

The Best Practices Analyzer is a tool that is designed to scan a Windows server and check to see if the server is configured according to Microsoft's best practices.

For example, the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Best Practices Analyzer was released in April 2012 and is a must-have for those who plan on deploying SQL Server 2012 in their environment.

“Like the SQL Server 2000 Best Practices Analyzer released earlier this year, which has already obtained more than 45,000 customer downloads, the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer is an early ...