Microsoft announced a new data access driver for SQL Server that should be the path forward for data developers in the era of .NET Core. As the traditional, Windows-only .NET Framework is basically ...

Microsoft's SQL Server toolbox is a complicated ecosystem, and differentiating one tool from another is a challenge. Vicky Harp, lead program manager of the SQL Server tools team, clarifies ...

Microsoft is enabling its free SQL CE (SQL Server Compact Edition) database to work within ASP.Net Web applications, thus providing a lightweight database option for ASP.Net Web development, a ...

Q&A. Get Started Using .NET Aspire with SQL Server & Azure SQL Database. By David Ramel; 01/23/2025; Microsoft unveiled .NET Aspire at the Build 2024 developer conference, describing it as an ...

The .NET execution engine protects SQL Server's internal buffers from executing code, and extensive enhancements to the hosting control APIs in the execution engine prohibit exceptional conditions ...

If you’re building a Microsoft .NET network and you have an Oracle database, you should migrate it to SQL Server. It is not a question of which is better but of which one is the right tool for you.

The .NET execution engine protects SQL Server's internal buffers from executing code, and extensive enhancements to the hosting control APIs in the execution engine prohibit exceptional ...

If enabled, the default instance of Microsoft SQL Server listens on TCP port 1433. Named instances are configured for dynamic ports, so an available port is chosen when SQL Server starts.

The developer will also work with databases such as SQL Server, Azure SQL, and MySQL to develop applications end-to-end using the Microsoft custom development stack. They should utilize the latest ...