One of the most useful features in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager is its reporting engine. Installing it can get a little tricky, though. Here's a step-by-step guide.

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Choose the names of the multiple SQL Server instances on the "Named Instances" screen during installation. For example, create two instances named "CUSTOMERS" and "EMPLOYEES" to create separate ...

Since SQL Server has many deployment options, like editions, server locations and so on, different situations might need different specific configurations. However, pointing the application to the ...