Permissions of SQL Server Agent Fixed Database Roles The [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Agent database role permissions are concentric in relation to one another -- more privileged roles inherit the ...

SQL Server has a long list of roles for server, database, and applications that outline things like permissions, data selection and modification, and disk management. Examine how roles play a part ...

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).

Encrypt the values of the parameterized Transact-SQL variables that target encrypted database columns. SSMS uses the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server. If you don't enable Always Encrypted ...

During the last few articles, we have covered the basics of working with SQL server using the Server Management Objects (SMO) and PowerShell. We have covered things such as viewing the state of ...

Microsoft Copilot in SSMS, now in preview, is available as an optional workload when installing SSMS 21, and assists customers in writing, editing, and fixing T-SQL queries using natural language.