Azure SQL Managed Instance gains SQL Server 2025 update policy control. GA policy balances new engine features with operational stability governance. Enhanced update management supports enterprise ...

[!INCLUDE ssEnterpriseEd10] and later versions support backup compression. When creating a log shipping configuration, you can control the backup compression behavior of log backups. For more ...

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...

You will fail to connect to your database if the SQL Server service is not running. If you try running the SQL Server service from the Services.msc app, you will ...

Admin Pack for SQL Server VSIX Microsoft/azuredatastudio A collection of popular database administration extensions to help manage SQL Server Database Administration Tool Extensions for Windows VSIX ...

Recovering a lost SQL Server database password can be a daunting task, especially when you're facing tight deadlines. Losing access to your critical SQL Server database can disrupt operations, lead to ...

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 ...

1- Create a login for the user: USE [master] GO CREATE LOGIN [backup_user] WITH PASSWORD = 'password123' 2- Create a user for the login in the specific database that needs backup permissions: USE ...

Backing up our Windows PC is one of the most important things we must do regularly. Often people have difficulty choosing a good program to back up their files. I searched for a good backup program ...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: If you want to speed up your application, don't look at your code, look at your data access. The two slowest things you can do in application development are ...