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 ...

To do this, we need to open the SQL Server Management Studio from the Start Menu. You see a connection box where every field will be populated automatically, you have to click on Connect to continue.

Please note that Integrated Security=false was set in the connection string used above, as the example uses SQL Server Authentication. If Windows Authentication is used, this must be adapted. To ...

To query any SQL database from PowerShell, you need to have the SQLPS module installed along with a few supporting packages. I am going to be focusing on the SQL Server 2012 packages in this article.

To help developers and database administrators understand the mechanics of PolyBase and how to write T-SQL queries to access data from heterogeneous sources, Kevin Feasel, proprietor of Catallaxy ...

How does Microsoft.Build.Sql enhance the management and deployment of SQL projects compared to traditional methods? The Microsoft.Build.Sql SDK v1 introduces package references and a more flexible ...

Visual Studio 2012 project templates for Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services in Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools Business Intelligence. Is Sql Server Free For Development?