Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

Your database may get damaged due to several reasons. A backup will help you to restore the database lost in case of disasters and problems, like hardware failure, virus attack, or others. How To ...

Creating SQL Stored Procedures via SQL Server is easier than you might have originally thought, so let us explain what to do.

You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to the SQL Server database without re-entering the server information.

During the last few articles, we have covered the basics of working with SQL server using the Server Management Objects (SMO) and PowerShell. We have covered things such as viewing the state of ...

Identify Blocked SQL Processes Quickly: Listing 1: SQL SERVER: Create the Database Block-Tracing Utility The database utility dba_BlockTracer extracts data about the running processes by inspecting ...

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...

Untangle SQL Server connection strings Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools.

Do you need to find out where the location of your SQL Server's database is? Here's a quick tip.