You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to the SQL Server database without re-entering the server information.

A database guy (who is no longer working with us) set-up the MS SQL Server as well as an Access database to view and configure the data we receive.<BR><BR>Ultimately this data needs to end up on a ...

To test a SQL database connection, you'll need at least four pieces of information: the user name password, database name and endpoint (such as a DNS name or IP address). For this article, we're only ...

Figure 2. Successful Azure PowerShell Connection Output. Although this next step might have been set for other reasons, you must have a server firewall rule setup to allow incoming SQL connections ...

These are the tools I depend on, both when establishing a new SQL Server or encountering one in the wild. Any significant application needs to store data and, although the cloud is becoming more ...