A linked server represents an OLE DB data source on a remote server. Remote OLE DB data sources are linked to the instance of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] by using the xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo ...

Microsoft Entra authentication for linked servers from SQL Managed Instance to SQL Server is supported for mapped local logins only. Propagating security context is not supported.

Learn how Data Transformation Services (DTS) can help you import, export, and/or transform data from various sources to single or multiple locations in Microsoft SQL Server 2000.

Integration of Python for data science, graph processing for NoSQL-like functionality, and it runs on Linux as well as Windows. At almost 30 years of age, Microsoft's flagship database has learned ...

Most SQL Server databases have a number of users viewing and accessing data, which makes security a major concern for the administrator. The smart administrator will take full advantage of SQL ...