SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the tool of choice for most developers working with SQL infrastructure and data. Microsoft recently released SSMS version 22, and in the past few months, it has ...

The “A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server” message appears when your app or client cannot reach the ...

Microsoft SQL Server installation is simple when system requirements and edition choices are planned. Choosing the right authentication mode, such as Windows Authentication, improves security and ...

Before you can perform an action on a database in Visual Studio, you must sign in with an account that has certain permissions on that database. The specific permissions that you need vary based on ...

AIX Connect as well as airline designator code 'I5' will fly into the past in the first week of October as the merger of the no-frills carrier with Air India Express becomes a reality. "Everything is ...

Creating a database in SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) involves a series of straightforward steps. Here’s a simplified guide to get you started: 1. Install SQL Server Management ...

In my recent article I've reported about a nice free alternative to manage SQL databases, which, from the same UI can manage also MySQL databases. I thought that it might be a good idea to actually ...

Trace flags in SQL Server 2022 are a way to enable or disable certain server behaviors or features. They are used to control the behavior of the SQL Server database engine, and they can be used to ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. We are excited to announce general availability of the link feature for Managed Instance for SQL Server 2022–the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet.

Below is a cheat sheet for creating SQL Server client connection strings and finding them in common configuration files. Connecting to instances by name, forcing a named pipes connection.