Microsoft deprecates SSRS, PBIRS and SSAS management packs for SCOM, ending support in 2027. The move signals a shift from on-prem SCOM extensions toward cloud-based SQL Server monitoring. IT teams ...

As a follow-up to Microsoft Build at the end of May, we thought it was a good time to highlight recent updates for client tools. In this post, we’ll recap the updates to SQL tools over the past few ...

If you are new to the world of system administration and need to maintain and monitor remote servers, it is important to master Secure Shell (SSH) for remote access. With SSH, you can securely connect ...

Last month, Microsoft released a few updates for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21, while also revealing its plans for the next major release, SSMS 22. This follows the release of a SQL Server ...

This guide provides instructions on how to set up and use SQL Server with DBeaver. Before you start, you must create a connection in DBeaver and select SQL Server. If you have not done this, please ...

Microsoft SQL Server is a database management system that is mainly used store and retrieve requested data across a network. It’s purpose more closely aligns with software developers and not so much ...

In this post, we will go step by step into several aspects of Change Data Capture, a feature that is available on the Azure SQL Managed Instance and Microsoft SQL Server. The focus will be on the ...

Microsoft unveiled .NET Aspire at the Build 2024 developer conference, describing it as an opinionated, cloud-ready stack for building observable, production ready, distributed, cloud-native ...

Learn how to add a SQL Server on virtual machine (VM) database (DB)'s Change Data Capture (CDC) feed as a source to an eventstream. This article shows you how to add a SQL Server on VM DB Change Data ...

If you’re looking to manage your SQL Server databases efficiently, downloading Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is a must. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned DBA, this guide will ...

AI is transforming everything we do, including how we interact with data. Data is the fuel for AI. Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL is the data platform to power today’s modern applications with ...