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 ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

First, I'm using directions based on SQL Server 2012 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. I'm going to be using SQL Server 2012 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard. So my ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

Hi. I'm in the process of a massive consolidation of 122 SQL servers down to two different clusters. I wrote a handy dandy little script that added all of them as linked servers, so I could query ...