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Published inJun 2017
Reading LevelIntermediate
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781786461827
Edition1st Edition
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Christian Cote
Christian Cote
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Christian Cote

Christian Cote is an IT professional with more than 15 years of experience working in a data warehouse, Big Data, and business intelligence projects. Christian developed expertise in data warehousing and data lakes over the years and designed many ETL/BI processes using a range of tools on multiple platforms. He's been presenting at several conferences and code camps. He currently co-leads the SQL Server PASS chapter. He is also a Microsoft Data Platform Most Valuable Professional (MVP).
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Dejan Sarka
Dejan Sarka
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Dejan Sarka

Dejan Sarka, MCT and Microsoft Data Platform MVP, is an independent trainer and consultant who focuses on the development of database and business intelligence applications. He is the founder of the Slovenian SQL Server and .NET Users Group.
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Matija Lah
Matija Lah
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Matija Lah

Matija Lah has more than 18 years of experience working with Microsoft SQL Server, mostly from architecting data-centric solutions in the legal domain. His contributions to the SQL Server community have led to him being awarded the MVP Professional award (Data Platform) between 2007 and 2017/2018. He spends most of his time on projects involving advanced information management and natural language processing, but often finds time to speak at events related to Microsoft SQL Server where he loves to share his experience with the SQL Server platform.
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Testing SQL Server connectivity


SQL Server Management Studio has been installed in this chapter in the SQL Server Management Studio installation recipe. We'll now test whether we're able to connect to our local instance.

Getting ready

This recipe assumes that you have successfully installed SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition as well as SQL Server Management Studio.

How to do it...

  1. Look for SQL Server Management Studio in your Start menu and launch it.
  2. Once the application opens, you should see your PC's name in the Server Name field. Click on Connect. SSMS will now connect to your local SQL Server instance, as shown in the following screenshot:

  1. You are now able to connect to your local SQL Server instance, and we're now ready to begin work! You will get the following screen:

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Authors (6)

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Christian Cote

Christian Cote is an IT professional with more than 15 years of experience working in a data warehouse, Big Data, and business intelligence projects. Christian developed expertise in data warehousing and data lakes over the years and designed many ETL/BI processes using a range of tools on multiple platforms. He's been presenting at several conferences and code camps. He currently co-leads the SQL Server PASS chapter. He is also a Microsoft Data Platform Most Valuable Professional (MVP).
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Dejan Sarka

Dejan Sarka, MCT and Microsoft Data Platform MVP, is an independent trainer and consultant who focuses on the development of database and business intelligence applications. He is the founder of the Slovenian SQL Server and .NET Users Group.
Read more about Dejan Sarka

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Matija Lah

Matija Lah has more than 18 years of experience working with Microsoft SQL Server, mostly from architecting data-centric solutions in the legal domain. His contributions to the SQL Server community have led to him being awarded the MVP Professional award (Data Platform) between 2007 and 2017/2018. He spends most of his time on projects involving advanced information management and natural language processing, but often finds time to speak at events related to Microsoft SQL Server where he loves to share his experience with the SQL Server platform.
Read more about Matija Lah