Using T-SQL, there's an extended stored procedure called xp_instance_regread. To try it out, paste the following code into Query Analyser: DECLARE @retvalue int, @data_dir varchar(500) ...

If enabled, the default instance of Microsoft SQL Server listens on TCP port 1433. Named instances are configured for dynamic ports, so an available port is chosen when SQL Server starts.

For example, an 8-core general-purpose Managed Instance costs $1,472.75 per month, and the SQL Server licensing component makes up $584 of that cost, so the total cost would be $889 per month ...

A database mirroring system consists of two or three SQL Server 2005 instances: principal server, mirror server, and an optional witness server. As mentioned earlier, Express and Workgroup editions ...

Database backups and restores are key to developing a secure environment for users’ information. A trusted backup plan is a requirement for on-premise and cloud instances. SQL Server database backups ...

Azure SQL Managed Instance General Purpose is "a tier of Microsoft's relational database service, based on SQL Server, that operates like an on-premises SQL Server instance," Snodgrass explained, ...

Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago.Microsoft describes this release as the “most Azure ...

Amazon’s Relational Database Service (RDS), which gives developers access to MySQL, Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server database engines, added a new instance type for applications that need a lot of ...