I have a need to compare multiple different versions of essentially the same SQL Server 2005+ databases and bring the table structures up to that which is in the newest version. It should compare the ...

SQL Server and Azure SQL Database have a property called compatibility level. Microsoft supports compatibility levels back to SQL Server 2008 and has committed to keep those in newer releases of the ...

As SQL Server 2005 approaches its scheduled end of life, higher ed must decide what to do with existing SQL Server databases. Brien M. Posey is a freelance technical writer who has contributed to ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

SQL Server 2022: Here’s what you need to know Your email has been sent Three decades on, SQL Server is still a database workhorse that powers both an internal line ...

Brien M. Posey is a freelance technical writer who has contributed to dozens of books and is a six-time Microsoft MVP award winner. Many IT professionals live by the maxim that if something isn’t ...

At Microsoft's Ignite digital event this week, the company is announcing the private preview of SQL Server 2022, the next version of its three-decades-old relational database management system (RDBMS) ...

Most people know that SQL Express differs from other editions by the maximum database size (10GB) it allows and by its lack of SQL Agent. In addition to these differences, there are many others, some ...

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