When trying to install SolidWorks on a Windows computer, you may encounter an issue when the installation is trying to install Microsoft SQL Server. So, the installation works fine until it ...

Get the flexibility you need to use integrated solutions and apps with your data—in the cloud, on-premises, or at the edge. SQL Server 2022 is the most Azure-enabled release yet, with innovation ...

In July 2025, Microsoft will discontinue support for the Microsoft Connector for Oracle in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). This blog provides essential details to help customers prepare for ...

For more information, see How to contribute to SQL Server Documentation. If you submit a pull request with new content or significant changes to documentation or code examples and you are not an ...

Microsoft.Data.SqlClient is a .NET data provider for Microsoft SQL Server and the Azure SQL family of databases. It grew from a union of the two System.Data.SqlClient components which live ...

It’s been 25 years since we’ve updated the Microsoft logo and now is the perfect time for a change. This is an incredibly exciting year for Microsoft as we prepare to release new versions of ...

You will fail to connect to your database if the SQL Server service is not running. If you try running the SQL Server service from the Services.msc app, you will ...

Cutting corners: Microsoft introduced Windows Server Update Services in 2005 as an improvement over previous software update mechanisms, designed for Windows patch downloads and servicing.

the company has now further complicated things by renaming it to “Microsoft 365 Copilot”—and introducing a new logo to match. So, what does this new logo look like? Brace yourself: it’s the standard ...

The most popular Microsoft has yet again opted for the rebranding of its iconic product Microsoft 365 logo from the blue hexagon to the Copilot logo with a small ‘M365’ written at the bottom of the ...