Adds discovery and anonymization of PII and more so companies can also protect their DB build/dump files and better comply with data privacy laws Masking only the live database is no longer enough.

SQL development is evolving fast, and Microsoft.Build.Sql is leading the charge. This next-generation SDK brings flexible project structures, better source control integration, automated build-time ...

Of course, it’s frustrating to discover a corrupted database on your SQL Server for apparent reasons. You can’t access the information, and your work stops. However, you can fix this problem in many ...

You will fail to connect to your database if the SQL Server service is not running. If you try running the SQL Server service from the Services.msc app, you will ...

In November 2024, we announced the next major release of SQL Server: SQL Server 2025. SQL Server 2025, now in private preview, includes capabilities to build AI applications including vector and AI ...

Although you are not required to upgrade scripts that are executed by members of the sysadmin role, we recommend that you modify existing scripts as described in this ...

SQL Server Management Studio or SSMS allows you to connect to the SQL server and execute queries. In this tutorial, we will see how you can install and configure SQL Server Management Studio in ...

To open the SQL.BAK file in Excel, locate the file & rename it, restore .BAK file to SQL server, then export it to Excel. Continue reading to learn the detailed steps! If you want to open the SQL .BAK ...

The transaction log file contains the SQL Server transactions of the database. It basically records the database transactions and the changes made by the transactions to the database. The logs are ...