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 the ...

If you pay attention to the annual “StackOverflow Devel­oper Survey”—and, as a DBTA reader, you probably should—you might be interested in how developers use and rate the various database platforms.

Use the Microsoft Sync Framework to synchronize data changes between SQL Server 2008 Standard, SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5. Despite the availability of wireless and ...