Visual Studio Magazine

Create a DSN-Less Database Connection

You must have key connection information to connect any application with a data source (database), including Microsoft Access, SQL Server, Oracle RDBMS, and others. The connection information includes ...
InfoWorld

How to implement database connection resiliency in ASP.NET Core

Take advantage of connection resiliency in EF Core to detect errors and retry commands and enable your ASP.NET Core application to overcome transient faults. A high-quality application must be stable, ...
Ars Technica

ASP.NET: Managing connection strings across multiple computers

If any of you have any suggestions on managing connection strings for your applications, I'd like to hear it. I know a couple of ways to do it, but I'm looking for the best way.<BR><BR>In .NET 1.1, ...
Redmond Magazine

Challenges With Using RemoteApp to Host Custom Applications, Part 1

Windows authentication is required when SQL Server needs filesystem access, but it prevents embedding credentials in the connection string. RemoteApp applications run under the context of the ...