Click on the "Finder" icon in the Dock. Open the Go menu at the top of the screen and click "Connect to Server." Enter the IP address or hostname of the server to access in the pop-up window.

The Connection Properties dialog opens. For my sample ITworld application, I changed the data source to Microsoft SQL Server (SQLClient), and entered the necessary Server, Log On, and database values.

Windows 7 includes an ODBC manager that lets you connect from your desktop to a SQL server. You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to th ...

1. Connect to your SQL Data Warehouse Open Visual Studio 2013 or 2015. Open SQL Server Object Explorer. To do this, select View > SQL Server Object Explorer. Click the Add SQL Server icon. Fill in the ...

Choose a SQL Server trial, edition, tool, or connector that best meets your data and workload needs. Get the full-featured free edition, licensed for use as a development and test database in a ...