To open the SQL.BAK file in Excel, locate the file & rename it, restore .BAK file to SQL server, then export it to Excel. Continue reading to learn the detailed steps! If you want to open the SQL .BAK ...

The system administrator who is restoring the files and filegroups must be the only person currently using the database to be restored. RESTORE is not allowed in an explicit or implicit transaction.

Back Up Files and Filegroups [!INCLUDE SQL Server] This topic describes how to back up files and filegroups in [!INCLUDE ssnoversion] by using [!INCLUDE ssManStudioFull], [!INCLUDE tsql], or ...

SQL Server Data Files in Azure allows you to create databases in SQL Server running in on-premises or in a virtual machine with a dedicated durable location in Azure blob storage. As part of SQL 2016, ...

Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim Chapman discusses the perils of not handling SQL Server log growth ...