This topic describes how to move a detached database to another location and re-attach it to the same or a different server instance in [!INCLUDE[ssnoversion ...

There are various scenarios in which you'd want to move your existing database or pool from one region to another. For example, you're expanding your business to a new region and want to optimize it ...

SQL Server and Azure SQL Database have a property called compatibility level. Microsoft supports compatibility levels back to SQL Server 2008 and has committed to keep those in newer releases of the ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...