To test a SQL database connection, you'll need at least four pieces of information: the user name password, database name and endpoint (such as a DNS name or IP address). For this article, we're only ...

What Is Sql Server Business Intelligence Edition? Database management and business intelligence software solution, Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence (BI) Edition is designed to work at all ...

How to Check for Duplicates Before Inserting Into SQL. When you insert new records into an SQL database, you may run into issues where you accidentally overwrite records that are already present ...

I have sort of an odd situation. I have a lot of distributed machines working on a simulation. They each start out with their own work, process it, and eventually put it into a SQL database ...

Microsoft this month described a test service designed to help SQL Azure users monitor the security of their databases housed in Microsoft's cloud.

Microsoft is making available a first Community Technology Preview (CTP) test build of "Houston," a tool for those looking to do rapid database development in the cloud.