| title | Overview of the SqlClient driver | Microsoft Docs |
|---|---|
| description | An overview of the Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider for SQL Server. |
| ms.custom | |
| ms.date | 09/30/2019 |
| ms.prod | sql |
| ms.prod_service | connectivity |
| ms.technology | connectivity |
| ms.topic | conceptual |
| ms.assetid | 5e467fce-7237-4678-bafa-a16f32323d0c |
| author | David-Engel |
| ms.author | v-daenge |
| ms.reviewer | v-kaywon |
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The Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider for SQL Server is a .NET Framework and .NET Core data provider used for connecting to a database, executing commands, and retrieving results.
The topics in this section provide a general overview of the SqlClient driver.
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient namespace | Introduction page for the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient namespace. |
| Download Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider for SQL Server | Download page for ADO.NET and Microsoft SqlClient Data Provider for SQL Server. |
| SqlClient driver support lifecycle | Page that contains product support lifecycle information. |
| Finding additional SqlClient driver information | Page that contains useful information regarding the driver. |