Microsoft released SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 this week. The SP2 release goes by the "RTM" (release to manufacturing) nomenclature, according to Microsoft's announcement. That's an old-fashioned ...

The final SQL Server 2012 service pack is now available for download. The latest official release for the half-decade-old version of Microsoft's database management system includes a rollup of all ...

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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 ...

Microsoft today announced that the final service pack for SQL Server 2012 is now available for download. The latest official release for the half-decade-old version of Microsoft's database management ...

Use custom-built .NET Framework 4.0 classes to connect an ASP.NET Web application to a SQL Server 2012 database. In my recent article, I showed how to connect .NET 4.0 C# and Visual Basic applications ...

Microsoft is changing the pricing and SKUs for the upcoming version of SQL Server, its flagship database. The changes include deletion of some old editions, and a new way of counting compute power. In ...

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 ...