There are various ways to interface with a database, including Access and HTML, but one approach takes advantage of legacy Microsoft ASP (with ADO/ADOX) to build a front end. This method, which I will ...

Every professional programmer (and DBA) should have a library of books on SQL fundamentals. There are many SQL titles to choose from, and a lot of them are very good. But this month's column will ...

Designing an appropriate set of indexes can be one of the more troubling aspects of developing efficient relational database applications. Perhaps, the most important thing you can do to assure ...

SQL development is evolving fast, and Microsoft.Build.Sql is leading the charge. This next-generation SDK brings flexible project structures, better source control integration, automated build-time ...

Microsoft Fabric is ushering in a new era of database management through its innovative autonomous SQL databases. These innovative databases are designed to streamline your management tasks while ...

Pairing your on-prem SQL Server with a cloud-based instance for high availability has its challenges, but they can be overcome. Here’s how. The geographic distribution of cloud data centers makes it ...

Microsoft is allowing testers to register, as of December 7, for a public Community Technology Preview (CTP) test build of the reporting services technology for its SQL Azure cloud database. Microsoft ...