To find out, I compared performance of 64-bit Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2000 to the 32-bit versions of the same software, using similarly configured Itanium 2 and Xeon dual-processor servers ...

As Microsoft’s 64-bit OS and database rise high above the 32-bit platform, pieces are still falling into place It’s simple, really: Bigger is better. Compared to a 32-bit system, a 64-bit system ...

SQL Server (TM) 2000 Enterprise Edition (64-bit), which is designed to support memory-intensive and high-performance applications running on 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Server (TM) 2003.

SQL Server 2000 64-bit and Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition 64-bit had a great run, but it looks like Microsoft's challenge to Unix and Oracle on scalability is over for now. Ever since the ...

Microsoft formally finished the code last week on a 64-bit version of its flagship database, SQL Server 2000. Officially called SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (64-bit), it is Microsoft's first ...