Distributed transactions are one of the more powerful and important functions within SQL Server. A distributed transaction is just like any other transaction within the SQL Server database, with a ...

TiDB is a prime example of an intrinsically scalable and reliable distributed SQL database architecture. Here’s how it works. In the good old days, databases had a relatively simple job: help with the ...

Is it possible to use linked services in MSSQL Server and execute queries if the Distributed Transaction Coordinator is not enabled? Maybe this should be in the NT forum, but I thought writing queries ...

Is there any reason you would NOT want this service running and you would NOT want to allow network access/communication?<BR><BR>This would be on Windows Server 2003 with the current updates (as ...