See Configuring Claude Desktop / Claude Code for examples. A comprehensive Microsoft SQL Server client implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This server provides extensive SQL Server ...

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Named Pipes or TCP/IP on SQL Server A friend asked me a question whether to use the Named Pipes or TCP/IP network protocols when setup a new SQL database server. It is good to examine each client's ...

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This post is co-authored by Sandy Winarko, Principal PM, SQL Server. We are excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 17.7! Download SSMS 17.7 and review the Release Notes ...

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