Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

Take advantage of connection resiliency in EF Core to detect errors and retry commands and enable your ASP.NET Core application to overcome transient faults. A high-quality application must be stable, ...

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

When Microsoft launches its 64-bit version of SQL Server at the end of April, the database will cost the same as the 32-bit version, perform better, and be part of the company's bid to oust Oracle and ...

Microsoft has released a temporary fix for a known issue impacting Windows apps using ODBC database connections after installing the November 2022 Patch Tuesday updates. As the company revealed in ...