Microsoft SQL Server installation is simple when system requirements and edition choices are planned.Choosing the right authentication mode, such as ...

Credit card information in your business's database is much more secure if you encrypt it. If you store this information as plain text, unscrupulous users can easily steal the data either through ...

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

The Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) service now works with SQL Server data, and can be applied using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), according to a Monday Microsoft announcement.

For those of you still using SQL Server 2005, Microsoft will completely end support on April 12th 2016. You can head over here to check out upgrade guidelines, download migration tools, and read more ...

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...

REDMOND, Wash. — April 21, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release to manufacturing of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, the industry’s most complete information platform for managing, ...

Today Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL Server 2012, the world’s most widely deployed data platform for managing, accessing and delivering information. SQL Server 2012 helps address ...

SQL Server Management Studio or SSMS allows you to connect to the SQL server and execute queries. In this tutorial, we will see how you can install and configure SQL Server Management Studio in ...