SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

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Data has become the most valuable resource for modern enterprises. However, the people tasked with managing this valuable resource have one foot out the door. According to the recent State of Database ...

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 ...

Microsoft Corp. today released SQL Server 2022, the latest release of its popular SQL Server relational database. SQL Server can run in the cloud and on on-premises infrastructure. The latest release ...

There’s a very handy new tool from Microsoft called the Database Experimentation Assistant (DEA). The DEA makes it very easy to conduct A/B testing for SQL Server upgrades, providing quantitative ...

Take advantage of the mission-critical capabilities in SQL Server 2016 for real time operational analytics, rich data visualizations and improved data security SQL Server is Microsoft’s flagship ...

At Microsoft's Ignite digital event this week, the company is announcing the private preview of SQL Server 2022, the next version of its three-decades-old relational database management system (RDBMS) ...