In SQL server, you can tell server-instance-B about server-instance-A (ie. separate processes on the same server), and specify a way to map logins. This is useful when you're 'side-integrating' with a ...

That server then breaks down the query (exactly as your server did) and passes whatever SQL it needs to whatever linked servers it has.

Distributed transactions are one of the more powerful and important functions within SQL Server. A distributed transaction is just like any other transaction within the SQL Server database, with a ...

Is it possible to use linked services in MSSQL Server and execute queries if the Distributed Transaction Coordinator is not enabled?Maybe this should be in the NT forum, but I thought writing ...

SQL Server 2017 represents a major step towards making SQL Server a platform that gives you choices of development languages, data types, on-premises or cloud, and operating systems by bringing the ...

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