If you are a developer experiencing “Connect to Server” errors using SQL Server Management Studio on your local machine or development box, consult the checklist below to quickly find, and fix ...

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal interface for working with Microsoft SQL Server. However, many subtleties of this powerful tool evade even the most seasoned professionals.

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 ...