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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...