Security is a longstanding priority for Microsoft across its products and offerings. In fact, SQL Server has pro­duced the fewest security vulnerabilities of all the major database platforms for many ...

One reoccurring SQL Server question that I see: Why is my TempDB database so large and what can I go to reduce the size of TempDB? The answer requires some basic understanding of the internals of how ...

Microsoft introduced a new service into its "intelligent edge" portfolio at the recent Build conference. Here's how Azure SQL Database Edge will fit into the company's broader vision for a more ...

A program that accepts SQL commands and accesses the database to obtain the requested data. Users' requests in a query language or database language must be translated into an SQL request before the ...

Microsoft has long offered a compact alternative to the mainstream editions of SQL Server, but the SQL Server Compact Edition appears to be losing steam. It's not particularly compact and has lost ...