Let us see how to fix the issue. Windows could not start the SQL Server (<DB-NAME>) on Local Computer. For more information, review the System Event Log.

The only way to get extended support for 2008 versions of Windows and SQL Server is in the cloud. Here's why you should be thinking about 2012 migrations now as well.

When running SQL Server Analysis Services, EE-only features include Star join query optimizations, Global batch aggregation, parallel query processing on partitions, Scalable read-only configurations, ...

I'm trying to start/stop MS SQL Service on various DB servers (locally) but we don't always know the name of the instance (Always only 1 SQL Server running on a single server).

By Kurt Mackie 10/07/2011 Microsoft on Thursday released Service Pack 3 (SP3) for SQL Server 2008. The new service pack arrives about one year after the release of Service Pack 2.