In our last article we looked at System.Data in .NET Core 3.0. Now we turn our attention to System.Data.SqlClient, which is the SQL Server driver.

Microsoft announced a new data access driver for SQL Server that should be the path forward for data developers in the era of .NET Core.

Figure 2. ASP.NET Core Identity UI 3.0 NuGet Install Next I update the ASP.NET Core Entity Framework Identity UI NuGet package to version 3.0 as seen in Figure 3. [Click on image for larger view.] ...

SQL Server 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal release offering robust tools for developers and improved core database capabilities.

The host system was Windows Vista Ultimate. Server Core gives you a bare-bones version of Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, or Web versions, and it’s available on both x86 or x64 platforms.

Microsoft breaks vow to never license by core and will now charge for server cores much like they were processors. Here's the details.