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, ...

SQL Server connectivity errors can have many causes, including network configuration, authentication, name resolution, firewall rules, and Transport Layer Security (TLS) settings. This troubleshooting ...

Microsoft's SQL Server toolbox is a morass of acronyms, from SMO to SSMS to SOS, and differentiating one from the other can be a challenge. I recently caught up with Vicky Harp, lead program manager ...

Devart offers a perfect Schema and Data Comparison for SQL combo, which provides you a full power to maintain changes in your SQL Server databases. dbForge Compare Bundle for SQL Server is a versatile ...

I've been working with SQL Server for over 20 years now, Generally, I limit my tools to the things I might expect to find in a given client environment. My toolbox typically includes the tools that ...

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is a SQL Server subsystem that enables the creation of graphical, mobile and printed reports using SQL Server and other data sources. SQL Server is a relational ...

The mssql extension for Visual Studio Code, used to support SQL Server connections and T-SQL editing, has been updated with IntelliCode functionality and a new Object Explorer, among other new ...

The MSSQL Extension for VS Code, Microsoft's open source code editor, has been updated and now has a schema designer, schema compare tool, and local SQL Server containers. The MSSQL extension for ...