How to Use SQL Statements in MS Excel. With most Excel spreadsheets, you enter data manually into cells and then use formulas or other functions to analyze it or perform calculations.

Windows 7 includes an ODBC manager that lets you connect from your desktop to a SQL server. You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to ...

Untangle SQL Server connection strings Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools.

Learn how to install and configure SQL Server Management Studio, download a SQL Server, and connect them on a Windows 11/10/Server computer..

Microsoft this month pushed out 133 patches for a broad swatch of software and apps and plugged a zero-day flaw in SQL Server ...

We have our SQL server configured to only allow Windows accounts (i.e. not mixed). However, in some cases we are connecting from non-domain boxes and we want to specify a domain account to connect ...

Given you're using SQL Server 2008 R2, are you able to use SSRS? This supports exporting to Excel and other formats.

Second, use the SQL Server Always On recovery solution, if possible. This solution maintains not only the SQL databases but also the entire instance. Third, use disk mirroring with hardware or ...

With the latest public preview available, it's time to see if you want to upgrade to the most cloud-connected version of SQL Server so far.

Microsoft announced a preview of SQL Server 2025 with native vector support, improved security, performance, and Azure integration.