It is possible to use the SQL Server Agent to execute PowerShell scripts. If you've worked with the SQL Server Agent to run jobs on your server, you already know that whenever you define a job step, ...

The Proxy can then be used instead of the SQL Server Agent Service Account when running, for instance, an SSIS package in a Job. So in our CDW case, we could create a Credential (under SSMS Security ...

This is a valid program that is required to run at startup. This program is required to run on startup in order to benefit from its functionality or so that the program will work. The following ...

Microsoft shipped SQL Server Management Studio 22.7.0 on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in what the team called one of the bigger point releases in the 22.x cycle. Database developers who have spent years ...

Well, in version R2, the tool offers a new way of looking at managing your server databases. Here's what you'll drool over. I've mentioned the SQL Server Utility briefly in past posts, but I want to ...