Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

To begin, create a new SQL Server Database project. Right-click on the project in the Solution Explorer and choose Import then Database. Database projects do not enforce any particular folder ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

Native support for JSON in the upcoming SQL Server 2016 was buried among the many goodies announced earlier this month for the flagship RDBMS, but it's the feature most requested by data developers, ...

Learn how to install and configure SQL Server Management Studio, download a SQL Server, and connect them on a Windows 11/10/Server computer..

Deployment to any current edition of SQL Server, including SQL Azure The biggest new introduction to SSDT is the close integration of Database and Application Projects in Visual Studio.