Find out about Database Engine instances. View information on tasks you can perform on instances, such as configuring properties and enabling protocols. You can run multiple instances of the ...

The fantastic node-mssql package provides an easy and reliable way to connect to one SQL Server instance. Connecting to multiple SQL Server instances is where things get trickier. Not too tricky, but ...

SQL Server 2008 R2 introduces several new features which significantly expand upon existing support for working in, managing, and leveraging a multi-instance SQL Server environment. This blog post ...

A single SQL Server can host multiple instances and multiple databases. If an existing SQL Server 2014 deployment has the available capacity, you may be able to migrate SQL Server 2005 workloads ...

Product Reviews. SQL Server 2012: Raising the Bar on Database Availability. Among many new features, Microsoft's new database management system is well-suited for applications that require uptime ...

Availability Groups were first introduced in SQL Server 2012, replacing the prior Database Mirroring technologies. They enable a DBA to configure two SQL instances to host replicas of a set of ...

One SQL Server 2005 feature, called Report Builder, can build customized reports drawn on data held in Oracle products and Hyperion Solutions’ Essbase database, Microsoft said.