Microsoft offers two paths for running enterprise databases: SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same ...

In Project Properties, in the Project Settings tab, select the version of SQL Server that you're using from the Target Platform dropdown list. Now you need to add the database you're working with to ...

This Book aims to provide solutions to the most common problems encountered by the inexperienced (accidental) DBA. How does it fare? The premise behind the book’s title is that many DBA roles are ...

SQL Server Management Studio can help take the guesswork out of creating connection strings for PowerShell applications.

One of the Azure SQL-related announcements that did not get a lot of publicity at May's Microsoft Build conference was the Azure SQL Database local database experience. With all the hype around SQL ...

If you're considering moving your on-premises SQL Server databases to the Microsoft Azure cloud, you need to decide which of the different cloud options works best for you. You might not realize it to ...

A 34-vote social media poll showed 44.1 percent support for adding more database tooling options to Visual Studio, with 41.2 percent opposed and 14.7 percent choosing "Either way." Several responses ...