Learn how to install and configure SQL Server Management Studio, download a SQL Server, and connect them on a Windows 11/10/Server computer..

If you have a legacy MS Access database or like its GUI, then there are ways to boost its abilities by teaming it up with SQL.

Fix SQL Server connection problems If you are a developer experiencing “Connect to Server” errors using SQL Server Management Studio on your local machine or development box, consult the ...

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal tool for administering the Database Engine and writing Transact-SQL code. It's hosted in the Visual Studio shell. SSMS is available as a free ...

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.

In this quickstart, you use Visual Studio Code to connect to Azure SQL Database or Azure SQL Managed Instance and then run Transact-SQL statements to query, insert, update, and delete data.

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