Index as access path SQL Server attempts to use indexes of the provider to fetch data. By default, indexes are used only for metadata and are never opened. Disallow ad hoc access SQL Server does not ...

Microsoft SQL server doesn't allow us to have a reference to a linked server or to have dynamic aliases. This is the infamous feature and view of Microsoft, for decades. There are no aliases for ...

Is it possible to use linked services in MSSQL Server and execute queries if the Distributed Transaction Coordinator is not enabled?Maybe this should be in the NT forum, but I thought writing ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced new cloud-hosted versions of its SQL Server database service as two older on-premises varieties finally will see the end of extended support Tuesday.Having transfor ...