Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

SQL Server Data Tools has upgraded from Microsoft.Data.SQLClient 3.0 to 5.0. The new version has support for TDS 8.0, support for specifying Server SPN and Failover Server SPN on the connection.

If you're working in a code-first mode, this element eliminates the need for you to define a database and create a connection string for your DbContext object. Instead, the first time you access your ...

Redgate's ReadyRoll database migration scripts for Visual Studio provides features that support both data-access development and database devops. ReadyRoll allows you to work on the database at the ...