SQL Server 2025 preview debuts with Ubuntu 24.04 support and TLS 1.3 encryption for stronger security and Linux flexibility.

Next Steps for the Java and SQL Server User The best place to get started is https://aka.ms/sqldev, which takes you to the SQL Server developer resource center, where you can find out more about ...

SQL Bulk Insert is not a new technology. In fact, I've used it since SQL Server 6.5., when it was a very cumbersome implementation from Microsoft that required a great deal of preparation of the Bulk ...

Microsoft has released the first release candidate for SQL Server 2025, touting AI capabilities and experimental features ...

Figure 1. Using SQL Server Configuration Manager to configure FileStream Access. The second method of enabling FileStream is by using the stored procedure "sp_configure". This stored procedure ...

If you ever need to sort character strings stored in SQL Server fields, check out this demonstration of how to write a common sorting algorithm using SQL Server TSQL code.

If you are a developer experiencing “Connect to Server” errors using SQL Server Management Studio on your local machine or development box, consult the checklist below to quickly find, and fix ...

In a previous article, I talked about getting started with managing SQL server using PowerShell and the Server Management Objects (SMO). While that was mostly spent making the connection and doing ...

If you have accidently deleted data from database tables in MS SQL Server, you can restore the deleted data (tables) using Log Sequence Number (LSN). But for this, you need the transaction backup file ...