LocalDB is a developer oriented, on-demand managed instance of the SQL Server engine that can be turned on automatically when needed and turned off when not in use. It requires no configuration to run ...

If you are using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express LocalDB as a database backend with SysKit Shell, there can be permission issues while attempting to access an existing LocalDB instance using a ...

Having recently set up an old desktop as a dev machine in order to avoid trashing my main computer with evaluation software (don't get me started), I decided it was time to try out Visual Studio 11 ...

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If you use SQL in your be nimble, you have several options easy to complete to, ranging from enterprise options to the manageable SQL Server Express. Monitoring SQL queries are just one of the many ...