Your database may get damaged due to several reasons. A backup will help you to restore the database lost in case of disasters and problems, like hardware failure, virus attack, or others. How To ...

Database connectivity gives desktop and Web applications much of their value. .NET developers have products and framework objects that can tie a front-end application to SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase, ...

In the box that appears, specify the SQL Server and database hosting the data to be profiled (I’m using the AdventureWorksLT2012 database) then click OK.

Untangle SQL Server connection strings Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools.

Now, enter your SQL Server's name and choose the authentication type that you want to use. If necessary, enter the credentials to be used for SQL Server authentication.

A fundamental skill for DBAs is to have a firm understanding of the SQL Server database engine's system databases. Tim Chapman discusses these system databases.

Back in 2016, when Microsoft announced that SQL Server would soon run on Linux, the news came as a major surprise to users and pundits alike. Over the course of the last year, Microsoft’s ...

It offers a slight advantage over AGs insofar as the approach will replicate everything in the target storage volumes (whereas AG only replicates the user-defined SQL Server databases). The cost ...

SQL Servers allow the import or export of database diagrams to another database. All the information related to a database is stored in the dtproperties table. Therefore, to import or export a ...

Procedure to move Microsoft SQL Server database to a new location, painlessly, if you’re running low on disk space, added a new drive array, or just curious.