SQL Server Tools

Read on the article to learn about alternative methods to transfer a SQL Server 2019 backup on a 2017 instance using SQL scripts and the dbForge tools.

The importance of regular database backup and recovery can be neither underestimated nor ignored. And since your data is subject to modification, the primary task is to ensure its safety and mitigate the risks of data loss.

Discover common issues with SQL Server backups, learn how to locate missing backups, and follow best practices to proactively prevent backup failures.

In this article, you'll learn what SQL UPDATE is used for. Also, you'll explore different ways to update columns in a table with the help of the statement.

In database management, efficient limiting of query results is key for optimizing performance and retrieving relevant data. Let's explore how this can be achieved in SQL Server.

Explore how dbForge SQL Tools helped write efficient queries faster, streamlined data management, and increased the efficiency of scripting.

Creating a table is the core of the database design and one of the fundamental skills for all database professionals. This article will review default methods of creating tables on Microsoft's SQL Server.

One of the standout features of dbForge Studio is its ability to import data from various sources, including ODBC data. This significantly expands your capabilities, both for direct conversion of data stored on different platforms and for the convenient development of database-related objects such as ETL procedures, reports, and more.

Throughout the second and third quarters of 2024, the Devart team achieved multiple awards for the dbForge product line, winning gold and silver for the DBTA Readers’ Choice Awards 2024 nominations, as well as getting badges from Crozdesk, Sourceforge, G2, and SoftwareSuggest listings.  Let's check them out.

Read on to learn basics about invalid objects and how to identify them in SQL Server, MySQL, and Oracle databases using dbForge Edge or from the command line.