Windows ecosystem gets bit by a problem that traces its way back to the days before Microsoft thought much about security.

Howdy,Using MS SQL Server.I've created a stored procedure to handle some things so the program doing the entry can be stupid, which is ideal. The problem is I'm sending table names as parameters ...

I currently produce a data file on an AS400 for use in a SQL 2000 database.I use the CPYTOIMPF command to produce a file from a query. I then copy it to a PC directory using the CPYTOPCD command ...

When looking at storage performance problems, looking at the performance of the disks for a single SQL Server instance (physical or virtual) may not tell the entire story.

Microsoft pulled its SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 on Thursday after numerous reports of installation errors. Microsoft said it plans to make SP1 for SQL Server 2014 available again sometime "in the ...

An announcement last week by Microsoft's Customer Service and Support team indicated that Windows patches from Microsoft's July 10 'update Tuesday' release may have caused SQL Server failures after ...

If you haven't installed SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1, keep it that way. If you have installed the service pack, you may be regretting it. Microsoft pulled it last week after install errors surfaced ...

A Microsoft data platform MVP on the state of SQL Server today -- how it's evolved in Microsoft's Azure-first word, the best features to emerge in recent years and troubleshooting gotchas.