In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

Procedure to move Microsoft SQL Server database to a new location, painlessly, if you’re running low on disk space, added a new drive array, or just curious.

SQL Servers allow the import or export of database diagrams to another database. All the information related to a database is stored in the dtproperties table. Therefore, to import or export a ...

With the latest public preview available, it's time to see if you want to upgrade to the most cloud-connected version of SQL Server so far.

Microsoft's SQL Server database software offers two easy-to-use functions, one of which encrypts data using a passphrase, the other decrypting it with the same passphrase.

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 ...

Here is a list of common wait types and techniques that every DBA (or wannabe DBA) should know. While there are many more wait types than listed here, understanding these will give you a leg up when ...

According to market research from International Data Corporation (IDC), Microsoft's SQL Server product is slowly catching up to Oracle and IBM in relational database management system (RDBMS ...

Create a shared database to provide interoperability between .NET and J2EE platforms, then extend it with a notification level between platforms.

SQL is neither the fastest nor the most elegant way to talk to databases, but it is the best way we have. Here’s why Today, Structured Query Language is the standard means of manipulating and ...