Auditing an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine or an individual database involves tracking and logging events that occur on the Database Engine. SQL Server audit lets you create server audits, ...

This feature will be removed in a future version of SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. For high availability ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data ...

Database administrators can employ various techniques to audit the use of SQL Server databases for security and regulatory compliance purposes. One of the most common methods is creating SQL Server ...

Pairing your on-prem SQL Server with a cloud-based instance for high availability has its challenges, but they can be overcome. Here’s how. The geographic distribution of cloud data centers makes it ...

The clustered index contains the PERIOD columns (end, start). In Fabric SQL database, the created history table isn't mirrored to Fabric OneLake. To create the current table as a memory-optimized ...

Discover how to use Google Cloud Database Migration Service to shrink Cloud SQL for SQL server disks with minimal downtime.