SQL Server Tools

In today's data-centric era, the ability to establish effective connections to databases is crucial for any Java developer. SQL Server stands as one of the most popular database management systems, powering numerous enterprise applications worldwide. For Java developers, mastering the skill of seamlessly connecting to SQL Server isn't just an advantage—it's absolutely essential.

Instant file initialization (IFI) is a feature in SQL Server that can help the users to save time and resources when creating, expanding, and recovering databases. In this article, we’ll examine the benefits of instant file initialization along with potential drawbacks, and learn how to enable and disable this feature.

Let us examine the common use case of comparing and synchronizing databases that involve checking if the specific database exists in SQL Server.

It may be news to many database developers and administrators that SQL Server actually performs better on Linux. In this article we will go...

In this article, we are going to export a table from SQL Server to a .csv file using four different tools. Besides, you will...

In this review, we will explore some of the most beneficial and user-friendly GUI solutions for SQL Server databases tailored for macOS users.

Discover how to populate a database with data by means of Data Generator for SQL Server, and search for database data and objects with the free dbForge Search tool. I will use dbForge Studio for SQL Server to implement charts for my examples, and dbForge Data Pump to import and export data.

The preconditions for easy and versatile import and export are rather simple. First, you need to have quite a few data formats to deal with, a dozen or so. Second, you need to tailor each operation to your needs with a selection of flexible settings. Third, you most certainly wouldn't mind automating your recurring tasks.

Read on to delve into the basics of data conversion between MySQL and SQL Server and see how to easily transfer data from a MySQL table to a SQL Server table.

In this article, we will examine the process of populating the employee database with dummy data, whose schema we designed in the previous...