Microsoft announced the availability of SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2 (SP2) on Tuesday. The SP2 release is currently available through the Microsoft Download Center. The publish date is shown as ...

Start and stop agents from the **Jobs** folder and the **Replication** folder in [!INCLUDE [msCoName](../../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE [ssManStudioFull ...

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Microsoft said a new Always Encrypted security feature highlights its upcoming SQL Server 2016 -- "the biggest leap forward in Microsoft's data platform history" -- shipping this summer in a public ...

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Recently, my good friend and co-worker Aaron Bertrand and I were producing a video for the upcoming PASS Summit 2015 event. (Learn more about the international SQL ...

Simple solution for regular checking of replication subscriptions based on querying system tables on distribution server. Require Database Mail to notify you everytime some subscription is not running ...