As SQL development increasingly becomes part of full-stack workflows, developers are looking for ways to simplify their tooling without compromising capability. While SQL Server Management Studio ...

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs. I ...

Open the profile menu. It includes "Developer Command Prompt for VS 21" and "Developer PowerShell for VS 21". Select one of them. These profiles should not be generated, because SSMS 21 does not ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

Note that vswhere does not include SSMS in its output, so whatever logic it is using may make sense to include in NuGet.exe. Using the -MsBuildPath argument and pointing to Visual Studio (from running ...

A public preview of SQL Server 2025 adds new vector capabilities already found in rival databases, along with JSON support and change event streaming. Microsoft is moving SQL Server 2025 into public ...

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...

DBeaver is a free, open-source, cross-platform SQL client and database administration tool. It is designed to support a wide variety of SQL and NoSQL databases, including MySQL and PostgreSQL. Its key ...

Logging into the Microsoft SQL Server requires a certain level of permissions and authorization. Hence, issues with the login process can prompt Microsoft SQL Server ...