You will fail to connect to your database if the SQL Server service is not running. If you try running the SQL Server service from the Services.msc app, you will ...

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability ...

This is an optional step, but if you are working on a local project or you want an environment for testing, you should download and install the SQL Server from microsoft.com. To do so, navigate to ...

That restriction went away and along came new benefits. With each purchase of SQL Server with SA, you are entitled to: One local synchronous replica for high availability. One remote asynchronous ...

A public preview of SQL Server 2025 adds new vector capabilities already found in rival databases, along with JSON support ...

"With PolyBase, SQL Server offers that capability, exposing data in systems as though they were simply local SQL Server tables and letting you use the same set of T-SQL functionality you already know.

From a SQL Server point of view, there’s nothing you can tune ... DTC—This wait type is not on the local system. When using Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS-DTC), a single transaction ...