One thing I like to do occasionally, or when “inheriting” a new SQL server, is to check which users have sysadmin privileges. As these users have access to perform any activity in SQL Server it’s ...

SQL Server on Windows - all versions that Microsoft supports. For end of support dates, check out the "Support Ends" column at https://sqlserverupdates.com. SQL Server on Linux - yes, fully supported ...

So I've searched, and searched, and asked around, but can't find an answer. So of course I come back to where I know the smart folk reside. I'm trying to support one of our devs/support guys. He ...

The new virtual machine installs SQL Server with a random system administrator (SA) password, so you’ll need to reset the password before connecting to SQL Server with the system administrator login: ...