The Microsoft OLE DB Provider is an SQL tool that enables developers to write code that provides an application with ADO access to an SQL database.

How to Restore a SQL Database From a .MDF File. Computer database software such as Microsoft's SQL Server benefits all types of businesses, as it makes recordkeeping fast, flexible and secure.

Here's one big advantage to moving to Microsoft Azure SQL Database-you never have to patch. That's all well and good, but most of the SQL Server installed license base is still on-premise. If you're ...

The private preview of SQL Server 2022 was announced about a year ago; the first release of SQL Server on Microsoft’s Windows Server operating system was released some 30 years ago.

Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system that was first launched in 1989. More than three decades later, it’s still regarded as the industry standard.

Do you need to find out where the location of your SQL Server's database is? Here's a quick tip.

Here is a list of common wait types and techniques that every DBA (or wannabe DBA) should know. While there are many more wait types than listed here, understanding these will give you a leg up when ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 won Solid IT's database management system of the year award with MySQL and PostgresSQL as the runners up in the rankings.