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 ...

Most SQL Server databases have a number of users viewing and accessing data, which makes security a major concern for the administrator. The smart administrator will take full advantage of SQL ...

Say there are 1000 Windows users in a group called Accounting. To enable access to your SQL Server for those 1000 Windows users requires a single Windows login based on the Accounting group.

To find the database name you can pipe the output of Get-AzureSqlDatabasServer directly to Get-AzureSqlDatabase. You can see here that I'll be using a database name of myazuredatabase. [Click on image ...

You can give your users rights to check if reports have run or jobs are complete without granting full admin rights. Here's how you can do so by using SQLAgentReaderRole in SQL Server.

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server specifically designed for on-premises SQL Server databases. It enables AI assistants like GitHub Copilot and Claude to interact directly with your local ...

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or ...