The SQL server is on a shared hosting provider, so I suspect I would not be able to attach a profiler to the sql server database (admin rights needed?). I do not have debug access to the sql server ...

LINQ to SQL continues to be a top contender in the .NET object/relational mapping tool market despite Microsoft's promotion of the Entity Framework as one of the "Pillars of SQL Server 2008: Dynamic ...

Using a series of demos drawn from his latest book, Bill guides you through the maze of issues you'll face as you connect to, manage, and monitor SQL Server instances—including the new SQL Express ...

Let’s take a look… I built a web farm using two web servers running ASP.NET and IIS. On the back-end I installed two database servers running SQL Server. The idea was to use NLB on the front-end for ...

Take advantage of connection resiliency in EF Core to detect errors and retry commands and enable your ASP.NET Core application to overcome transient faults. A high-quality application must be stable, ...

Fix SQL Server connection problems If you are a developer experiencing “Connect to Server” errors using SQL Server Management Studio on your local machine or development box, consult the checklist ...

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