This topic shows you how to connect to a **Microsoft SQL Server** data source from the **Choose a Data Source** or **Choose a Destination** page of the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard. There are ...

It’s surprisingly easy to stop query folding happening in Power Query by changing the data type of a column. This is mentioned in the docs here, and it’s something several people have blogged about ...

You can see database usage patterns over time on SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Azure Synapse Analytics, within or outside of elastic pools. If you’re using one of the ...

To help developers and database administrators understand the mechanics of PolyBase and how to write T-SQL queries to access data from heterogeneous sources, Kevin Feasel, proprietor of Catallaxy ...

You must specify a server for every data source. SQL options on this page affect the interaction between the SAS ODBC driver, SAS, and ODBC-compliant applications. The default settings for the options ...

Take advantage of the open source library Serilog to log your ASP.NET Core application’s data to SQL Server or another database target. Logging is an essential feature for any application, as it ...

Accelerate your AI application's time to market by harnessing the power of your own data and the built-in AI capabilities of SQL Server 2025, the enterprise database with best-in-class security, ...

If you're on a network with multiple servers, it may be easier to enter the server name rather than expand the drop-down list of servers. If you click the drop-down list, it may take a lot of time to ...