This behavior of PaaS databases makes me think, what if we didn't have versions of SQL Server and just got updates? What do you think? Onto our final question: when will the next version of SQL ...

By default (which isn’t a good practice) the location of your databases are here: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA Unlike yours, this particular one is ...

What makes SQL Server worth it compared to those free, open-source options? I'm currently working on a development project using PostgreSQL -- it's a good database, but it has its issues -- and I ...

Within SQL Server, temporary tables are stored in the Temporary Tables folder of the tempdb database. Transactions allow you to group SQL commands into a single unit. The transaction begins with a ...

SQL Server database corruption is troublesome for DBAs, particularly if the situation arrives suddenly and there is no backup. This situation can lead to prolonged downtime and permanent data loss in ...

One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...

including some of Oracle's database systems, MySQL, PostgreSQL and Microsoft's SQL Server. Common commands in the SQL language include "SELECT," used to extract data matching some criteria from ...

Do you need to find out where the location of your SQL Server's database is? Use this quick tip from Arthur Fuller to show you how. Sometimes your application needs to know the specific directory ...

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...