Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

The next preview of SQL Server 2008 supports spatial data types and a new Resource Governor feature is slated to hit in a week or two. The next preview of SQL Server 2008 with new support for spatial ...

Microsoft Corp. Thursday said it released to manufacturing Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005, new versions of its developer tools and database that will officially be launched on Nov. 7. The ...

If you are a developer experiencing “Connect to Server” errors using SQL Server Management Studio on your local machine or development box, consult the checklist below to quickly find, and fix, many ...

On Monday, Microsoft announced availability of the much-anticipated beta two version of Visual Studio 2005 and the .Net Compact Framework 2.0, as well as a community technology preview of SQL Server ...

Security, scalability and interoperability were the buzzwords of choice when Microsoft announced its latest product releases today. The software vendor took the wraps off its SQL Server 2005, Visual ...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — July 5, 2005 — Today at Tech•Ed 2005 Europe, Microsoft Corp. continued to disclose details surrounding the launch of Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005, Visual Studio® 2005 and ...

What Is Ssms In Business Intelligence? The Techopedia article SQL Server Business Intelligence (SQL Server BI) explains the concept. Extract, transform, and load (ETL) operations are intended to be ...