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.

5. Restart sql server and the sql server agent by opening a command prompt and typing net stop mssqlserver and net start msssqlserver.

In SQL Server 2000, it was difficult to allow users to see the SQL Server Agent jobs on your database server without giving the user sysadmin permissions.

How to Start SQL in Single-User Mode. Organizations can use SQL Server to reduce downtime, manage and secure databases, and discover patterns in mission-critical information to improve business ...

Microsoft debuted SQL Server 2019 at Ignite, but a more technically detailed picture of the next-gen database platform emerged only later at the PASS Summit. Here are some of the standout ...

The RDBMS formerly known as SQL Server vNext is now out as SQL Server 2017 Community Technology Preview 2.0.

Flat File Import into SQL Server Now that you’ve automated the fetching of your flat file via FTP, the next step is to automatically import that file into SQL Server.