Get acquainted with SQL Server configuration tasks so that you can configure a Database Engine instance to meet performance and availability requirements. When a database is deployed into production ...

Database Engine Instances (SQL Server) [!INCLUDE SQL Server] An instance of the [!INCLUDE ssDE] is a copy of the sqlservr.exe executable that runs as an operating system service. Each instance manages ...

I want to enable notifications for SQL Agent for my backup jobs.I configured database mail and that works, it sent me a test message.However, when I go to tell the SQL Agent to use it, it sees ...

When configuring the SQL Server for remote access, you must allow certain ports and programs through the firewall to ensure clients can connect to the database securely. Before we begin, make sure you ...