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 ...

This is truly a beginner's guide to using SQL Server 2008. Aimed fairly and squarely at developers with little or no experience of database programming, it provides a clear and simple introduction to ...

ODBC is a native data access application programming interface (API) for applications written in C and C++. The Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server connects to SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure ...

This best-selling guide will get you up and running with SQL. Author Chris Fehily introduces general concepts, practical answers, and clear explanations of what the various SQL statements can do.

In SMO, logins are represented by the Login object. When the logon exists in SQL Server, it can be added to a server role. The server role is represented by the ServerRole object. The database role is ...

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 (RDBMS) ...

If you're considering moving your on-premises SQL Server databases to the Microsoft Azure cloud, you need to decide which of the different cloud options works best for you. You might not realize it to ...