Can SQL Server link to any other server?

How do I connect to a SQL Server server from one server to another?

Follow these steps to create a Linked Server:1Server Objects -> Linked Servers -> New Linked Server.2Provide Remote Server Name.3Select Remote Server Type (SQL Server or Other).4Select Security -> Be made using this security context and provide login and password of remote server.5Click OK and you are done !!

Can SQL servers linked to other servers like Oracle?

SQL Server has a linked server feature through which we can link to other database servers. In this article, I will explain what Linked server is, the advantages of Linked servers and how we can link Microsoft SQL database to Oracle database and connect to Oracle database with full steps.

What is a SQL Server linked server?

Linked servers enable the SQL Server Database Engine and Azure SQL Managed Instance to read data from the remote data sources and execute commands against the remote database servers (for example, OLE DB data sources) outside of the instance of SQL Server.

How do I connect to any SQL Server?

Connect to a SQL Server instance Start SQL Server Management Studio. The first time you run SSMS, the Connect to Server window opens. If it doesn't open, you can open it manually by selecting Object Explorer > Connect > Database Engine. For Server type, select Database Engine (usually the default option).