First published on TECHNET on Oct 13, 2009
Tired of struggling to implement the Database STIG on a server, only to have to repeat the process on another server, then another...?
When you upgrade to SQL Server 2008, you can use policy-based management to dramatically reduce the workload. Define a policy once and apply it to all your servers at one time. Sweet! Download the
SQL Server 2008 Policy-Based Management
whitepaper here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd938891.aspx
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Before you print it, I suggest you add a footer with page numbers.
Also: It ought to be a TechNet blog, but here's an MSDN blog specifically for SQL Server's Policy-Based Management:
http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlpbm/
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