Posts about SQL Server from the LibreDB Studio blog.https://libredb.org/blog/engine/sqlserver/enhttps://libredb.org/blog/sqlserver-view-server-state-monitoring/https://libredb.org/blog/sqlserver-view-server-state-monitoring/Real blocked-session detection and real index seek and scan counts are things most engines cannot give, and a restricted login still sees none of them.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMTLibreDBSQL ServerEngineeringDatabasesSecurityhttps://libredb.org/blog/sqlserver-result-grid-numeric-fidelity/https://libredb.org/blog/sqlserver-result-grid-numeric-fidelity/Wide integers and high-scale decimals arrive as JavaScript numbers, only the first result set of a batch is read, and one paged statement is not recognised.Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTLibreDBSQL ServerEngineeringDatabaseshttps://libredb.org/blog/sqlserver-no-execution-plan-shown/https://libredb.org/blog/sqlserver-no-execution-plan-shown/The showplan setting is session-level state and the explain path sends one statement, so the capability is declared false and the action is hidden.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMTLibreDBSQL ServerEngineeringDatabaseshttps://libredb.org/blog/sqlserver-encrypted-not-authenticated/https://libredb.org/blog/sqlserver-encrypted-not-authenticated/Encryption is on out of the box while certificate validation is off for any host that is not the recognised managed one, and two named modes do not pin a CA.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMTLibreDBSQL ServerEngineeringDatabasesSecurityhttps://libredb.org/blog/sqlserver-azure-sql-restricted-dmvs/https://libredb.org/blog/sqlserver-azure-sql-restricted-dmvs/The one managed host the code recognises by name switches certificate validation on, and the same move narrows the monitoring and maintenance surface.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMTLibreDBSQL ServerEngineeringDatabases