Learn how to use SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to create full, differential, transaction log, copy-only, file and filegroup, and partial backups for your databases.

To recover a corrupted database using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), first, check for corruption using DBCC CHECKDB command. Evaluate the severity and extent of damage.

Run the query or view that has the data you want to copy. To select the entire result set, in the Results pane, click the top-left empty cell. To select rows: Select one row by clicking the box to the ...

To copy a diagram image to the Clipboard Open a Database Diagram. [!NOTE] Only the owner of the diagram or a member of the db_owner role of the database can open the diagram. Right-click a blank area ...

In addition to the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), which was launched with Microsoft SQL Server 2005, many other components within Microsoft SQL Server are configured, managed, and ...

As a heavy user of other RDBMS data platforms, I have long appreciated the extra effort that Microsoft put into their data management and administration tool, the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).