The LocalDB installation uses a single set of binaries per major SQL Server version. These LocalDB versions are maintained and patched independently. This means that the user has to specify which ...

In the traditional, service-based SQL Server world, individual SQL Server instances installed on a single computer are physically separated. Each instance must be installed and removed separately, has ...

Having recently set up an old desktop as a dev machine in order to avoid trashing my main computer with evaluation software (don't get me started), I decided it was time to try out Visual Studio 11 ...

If you're a developer using SQL Server LocalDB with Visual Studio 2026 and you've tried to use the exciting new REGEXP_* functions or the VECTOR data type, you may have encountered a frustrating ...

Microsoft has rather quietly introduced a new version of SQL Express, created specifically for developers. The new version, SQL Express LocalDB, provides the same T-SQL, programming surface and client ...

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Having recently set up an old desktop as a dev machine in order to avoid trashing my main computer with evaluation software (don't get me started), I decided it was time to try out Visual Studio 11 ...

Microsoft has just made available for download a new flavor of its Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express, to help professionals better manage their databases. Released as a powerful data management system ...