SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal interface for working with Microsoft SQL Server. However, many subtleties of this powerful tool evade even the most seasoned professionals. Here ...

In announcing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 1 this week, Microsoft revealed Copilot AI for the tool is also being previewed, privately. A Copilot for the tool that helps users manage, ...

Overview: SQL Server In [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion], this statement modifies a database, or the files and filegroups associated with the database. ALTER DATABASE adds or removes files and filegroups from a ...

Late in 2017, I informed you about a public preview for a new data management tool from Microsoft called SQL Operations Studio. SQL Operations Studio is a very flexible and lightweight data management ...

Sometimes you become the accidental DBA, or you are the DBA by choice. Either way, you can choose to spend time working in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to look at things such as backups or the ...

If you've worked in any data-centric role, you've probably experienced the effects of the proverbial "mandate from on high." Someone in the C-suite decides it's time to hop on the latest shift in the ...

SQL Server 2000 is being used here at work for various clinical, sales & marketing tasks, and I utilize SQL Server Enterprise Manager/Query Analyzer 2000.<BR><BR>At home, I have a VPN setup to our ...

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