“easy to use” SQL Server Instance Management Haven’t seen it yet in SQL –Katmai-08!
I have not see yet a smart way to manage multiple SQL instances running on the same box, for example I shouldn’t need to do a complete installation just to configure a new instance on server giving the fact that I have the binary installed already on my box.
Oracle for example have a smart way with a bad interface to do that, like spawning off a new instance using the user interface, that include configuring listeners etc.. (no need to have Oracle CDs close by).
I looked at SQL 08 Katmai quickly with no clear way to do that, maybe I just missed some small configuration tool here and there.