In this Microsoft SQL Server and JDBC tutorial, you'll learn how to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server in Java using JDBC. The steps are relatively straightforward: Each database is different, so ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

Configuring an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server on Windows Server is a common task for system administrators who need to enable applications or websites to send email messages. Unlike a ...

New IT workloads are racing towards cloud and cloud-native implementations; however, most IT workloads are hosted in virtual machines (VMs) and will continue to be. Significant changes to the ...

This tutorial shows how to create an Always On availability group for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) within multiple subnets. The complete tutorial creates a Windows Server Failover ...

This tutorial shows how to create an Always On availability group for SQL Server on Azure VMs within a single subnet. The complete tutorial creates an availability group with a database replica on two ...

Cloudy Tactics: In another effort to steer Windows customers toward Azure, Microsoft is offering a new tool that converts virtual machines between two formats. The goal is to help organizations stay ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

Microsoft has released an emergency update to address a known issue causing some Hyper-V virtual machines with Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server to freeze or restart unexpectedly. These ...

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...