For example, Chapter 3.7 sites MS SQL Server Transact-SQL and Utilities Reference with a link to the site where you can download this information. Still, the answers could have been somewhat more ...

To test a SQL database connection, you'll need at least four pieces of information: the user name password, database name and endpoint (such as a DNS name or IP address). For this article, we're only ...

As any database admin knows, mastering the subtler nuances of SQL can be likened to the black arts. For me, tuning the efficiency of SQL queries on large, heavily used databases is a perfect example.

Microsoft is rolling out on February 19 a new "feature-complete" Community Technology Preview (CTP) test build of SQL Server 2008 to 100,000 testers.

Users need to have a SQL Azure account to test it, but Microsoft offers a no-cost trial of Windows Azure (including SQL Azure) for 90 days. It's not clear when the service became available publicly.

How to Check for Duplicates Before Inserting Into SQL. When you insert new records into an SQL database, you may run into issues where you accidentally overwrite records that are already present ...

A comparison of SQL Server's throughput performance on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) gives the edge to Microsoft's cloud.

Redgate Launches Test Data Management Tool, Redgate Clone, to Support DevOps Pipelines for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle Databases April 12, 2023 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time ...