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SQL Server Management Studio or SSMS allows you to connect to the SQL server and execute queries. In this tutorial, we will see how you can install and configure SQL Server Management Studio in ...

At Microsoft's Ignite digital event this week, the company is announcing the private preview of SQL Server 2022, the next version of its three-decades-old relational database management system (RDBMS) ...

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

I'm doing some web development contract work this summer, and my scenario/task is this. The environment is broken up into Production / Staging / Testing / Local Dev All environments are running MS SQL ...

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Using the CONNECT statement is optional for some DBMSs. However, if it is not specified, the default values for all of the database connection arguments are used. Any return code or message that is ...

Microsoft already has a limited version of the SQL Server database online, but it plans to have a full version up before Windows Azure's release Microsoft, which last year announced plans to bring a ...

Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the official “SQL Server 2000 Security” document Microsoft offers online, setting up a truly secure SQL Server remains a difficult task. In ...