How to Connect to SQL Server after Installation

This video explains on "How to Connect to SQL Server after Installation"

Applicable for SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014 and SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2017.

T0 resolve possible connection issues at basic level, ensure the following:

1. Verify and ensure correct server name is provided

[phone] (India)
[phone] (India)
[phone] (USA)

[hariabhi]

2 hrs iam searching for this solution even after 6 years still works

[nilmonysaha]

Thanks man. May God bless you. A lot of love from Germany.

[srinivasaraoveerla]

Thanks You Sir... Valuable Information is given

[joezhou]

thank you! exactly what I was looking for

[kshounishmazumder]

But in my PC there is no instance name . I mean to say in the services portion after mysql there is no bracket. However the service is running.So, what to do in that case? Please help

[onteddugnaneswari]

Getting error as 'A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server'

[dattaveeravalli]

Hi here is not showing in pc that service.msc

[wach]

There is no SQL or Microsoft SQL in my services list