I had a front row seat at Microsoft to watch the first two application model transitions. Early mainframe and minicomputer systems were monolithic, with data storage, application code, and terminal ...

I need to connect to an MS SQL Server and use SQL Query. How can I get my hands on a free client if something like that exists?

SQL Server Client Network Utility is a part of SQL Server client tools, but you don't have to install the client tools on every computer you want to use. The MDAC pack install also includes this ...

Developers love database programming tips, tricks, and workarounds—especially those that slash development time or boost application performance. Here's a collection of such nuggets for developing SQL ...

Installing SQL Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit is not as simple as it appears Most of my test servers are still 32-bit machines.

Install the Microsoft SQL Server Client for Windows 95 or NT and Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver (32 bit). Refer to your MS SQL Server documentation for more information.