Creating SQL Stored Procedures via SQL Server is easier than you might have originally thought, so let us explain what to do.

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of the history of your data. Here's how to retrieve that historical data. In an earlier column, I showed how ...

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...

During the last few articles, we have covered the basics of working with SQL server using the Server Management Objects (SMO) and PowerShell. We have covered things such as viewing the state of ...

Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

At the end of the day, a database upgrade is never just about the database. SQL Server 2012/2014’s new capabilities, including the AlwaysOn HA features, promise huge benefits, but they also create ...

Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex PowerShell commands.