Windows 7 includes an ODBC manager that lets you connect from your desktop to a SQL server. You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to the ...

A reader has prompted Microsoft to launch a vast new resource for easing the SQL Server set-up process. Okay, just maybe it's a coincidence. Anyway, reader Brian M.'s complaint about the difficulties ...

One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...

SQL Server tools are used across industries to improve the performance, security, and automation of databases. Modern tools support cloud-hybrid s ...