In addition to rolling out patches to address two zero-days affecting SQL Server and .NET, Microsoft introduced Common Log File System hardening with signature verification.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment for managing any SQL infrastructure. Use SSMS to access, configure, manage, administer, and develop platforms that use the Microsoft ...

Microsoft SQL Server installation is simple when system requirements and edition choices are planned. Choosing the right authentication mode, such as Windows Authentication, improves security and ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

Learn how to run Python and R scripts in Visual Studio Code notebooks with SQL Server Machine Learning Services. Visual Studio Code is a cross-platform development tool. Download and install Visual ...

Microsoft has announced that SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is now officially supported in the latest SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 3. This release is quite important for ...

Last month, Microsoft released a few updates for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21, while also revealing its plans for the next major release, SSMS 22. This follows the release of a SQL Server ...

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes its Defender for Endpoint enterprise endpoint security platform to incorrectly tag SQL Server software as end-of-life. According to a service ...

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 ...

Microsoft has revealed some details about what's next for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Customers should expect multiple SSMS releases soon. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the tool of ...

Microsoft SQL Server is a database management system that is mainly used store and retrieve requested data across a network. It’s purpose more closely aligns with software developers and not so much ...

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 ...