In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

Technology Toolbox: VB.NET, C#, SQL Server "Yukon" All versions of SQL Server prior to SQL Server "Yukon" provide two ways to write procedural code that executes inside the database. The usual way is ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, ...

I've been playing around with the new Microsoft service, currently in preview and it's time to show off what it can do. Have you ever struggled with a database performance problem or ever struggled to ...

SQL is a convenient way to manage and query your data, but badly written queries can tie up your database. Here are seven common SQL traps and how to avoid them. Database developers have it tough.

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) ...