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SQL Server Backup Types. New! Welcome to this new series of columns for working with SQL Server. First, let's talk backups. By Eric Johnson; 10/08/2007; Welcome to this new series -- in this column, I ...

Most Common Wait Types in SQL Server and What They Mean. ASYNC_NETWORK_IO—The async_network_io wait types point to network-related issues. They are most-often caused by a client application not ...

The OLE DB Provider is not installed by default when SQL Server is installed. Microsoft offers the tool as part of the Microsoft SQL Server Feature Pack, or you can download just the Provider ...

Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago.Microsoft describes this release as the “most Azure ...

Announcing Microsoft SQL Server 2025: an AI-ready enterprise database from ground to cloud. Learn more Accelerate your AI application's time to market by harnessing the power of your own data and the ...