Windows Authentication (uses your Windows credentials) SQL Server Authentication (uses username and password stored in SQL Server) ...

SQL Server 2005 introduced a means to enforce password and lockout policies for SQL Server login accounts when using SQL Server Authentication. SQL Server 2008 continues to do so. The SQL Server ...

Struggling with the error “Cannot login to SQL Server Management Studio using SQL Server Authentication” is a common issue faced by database administrators and ...

I have worked with SQL Server for many years now, back to Sybase SQL Server days and there has always been confusion over Logins and Users. Even though they typically use the same name they are ...

description Connect to a SQL Server instance in SSMS. Create and query a SQL Server database in SSMS running basic Transact-SQL (T-SQL) queries. This article covers connecting and querying an instance ...