To find the database name you can pipe the output of Get-AzureSqlDatabasServer directly to Get-AzureSqlDatabase. You can see here that I'll be using a database name of myazuredatabase. [Click on image ...

An open source project gives DBAs the ability to channel PowerShell for automating and scaling complex SQL Server tasks, starting with the most basic: database backups.

Any of the Java-based database management GUIs tend to work fine (well, kludgy, but acceptable for simple tasks) since they are using the SQL Server JDBC driver.

1. dbForge Studio for SQL Server: Use dbForge Studio if you work with Microsoft SQL Server. It has everything you need to design, modify, and troubleshoot databases so that even the most complicated ...

These are the top 5 tools for Microsoft SQL Server BI & Reporting. An introduction to Power BI. Pros and cons of Power BI. A Holistic approach. Pros of a Holistic approach. Cons of a Holistic approach ...

Fresh on the heels of SQL Server 2014 being released to manufacturing, the SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) team yesterday announced support for the new version, along with numerous other enhancements.

Database administration tasks can be time consuming so they require a comprehensive range of tools. Tasks can be error-prone, especially when they involve developing, testing, and maintaining custom ...