Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

In November 2024, we announced the next major release of SQL Server: SQL Server 2025. SQL Server 2025, now in private preview, includes capabilities to build AI applications including vector and AI ...

Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a highly scalable internet protocol that helps determine the most accurate time information and synchronizes the time settings on a computer system. In order to ...

In announcing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 Preview 1 this week, Microsoft revealed Copilot AI for the tool is also being previewed, privately. A Copilot for the tool that helps users manage, ...

In this article, we will explore how to install and configure File Server on Windows Server and install the necessary roles, configure shared folders, manage permission, and ensure security. Suppose ...

As an engineer with over two decades of experience in SQL Server, I've encountered my fair share of inefficiencies and limitations within SSMS. Motivated by these challenges, I started developing the ...

Out of all the programming languages you need to learn in the IT industry, SQL is one of the most important. SQL is so integral to modern big data access and organization processes that it’s never a ...

For more details, see Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication for SQL Server overview. The new authentication mode using Azure AD is based on the central authentication repository provided ...

Brief description of tool: The current sqllocaldb is compatible with SQL Server 2016. It would be great to support SQL Server 2019 compatibility URL for tool's ...