For example, the default option is to create a database initializer class that inherits from CreateDatabaseIfNotExists. With this option the first line of code that accesses the database triggers the ...

There's no doubt that Entity Framework with LINQ is great (I've certainly written enough articles about it). But Entity Framework comes at a cost. As Matthew Jones points out on his blog, using ...

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During the last few articles, we have covered the basics of working with SQL server using the Server Management Objects (SMO) and PowerShell. We have covered things such as viewing the state of ...

When the data requirements of an organization change, the databases used to store the data must also change. If the data is not reliable and available, the system does not serve the business—rather, ...