on system databases packaged with SQL Server. Here’s a rundown of the system databases. (Note: If you decide to explore these system databases, make sure you do so on a development server.) ...

In SQL Server 2000, ... Books Online would tell us to use setup.exe to rebuild the system databases: start /wait setup.exe /qn INSTANCENAME= REINSTALL=SQL_Engine REBUILDDATABASE=1 SAPWD= ...

One of the most useful features in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager is its reporting engine. Installing it can get a little tricky, though. Here's a step-by-step guide.

In the first of this two-part series, Microsoft's lead SQL architect explains how the company collects -- and secures -- telemetry data from Azure SQL Database customers to improve its engineering ...

To query any SQL database from PowerShell, you need to have the SQLPS module installed along with a few supporting packages. I am going to be focusing on the SQL Server 2012 packages in this article.

With the 2022 release, SQL Server will now also support database backup to/restore from any Amazon S3-compliant object storage system. Also read: Microsoft's PolyBase mashes up SQL Server and Hadoop ...

Computer database software such as Microsoft's SQL Server benefits all types of businesses, as it makes recordkeeping fast, flexible and secure. SQL Server lets you disconnect a database from the ...

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...