The CDW allows you to copy a database from one SQL Server to another along with associated Logins. It generates a Job that executes an SSIS package that, by default, uses the SQL Server Agent Service ...

We are getting a new SQL server to run a vendor application.<BR><BR>The other sys admins want to get Symantec Backup Exec version 10D's SQL Agent for the server.<BR><BR>I personally think it would be ...

Microsoft's SQL Server toolbox is a morass of acronyms, from SMO to SSMS to SOS, and differentiating one from the other can be a challenge. I recently caught up with Vicky Harp, lead program manager ...

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal interface for working with Microsoft SQL Server. However, many subtleties of this powerful tool evade even the most seasoned professionals. Here ...

In November, Microsoft released version 18.4 for the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), introducing some key features such as support for materialized view scripts in SQL Data Warehouse. It also ...