Easily Access Remote Data Using SQL Server Views

Sometimes data you are trying to retrieve is not on the particular database that you are on. Fortunately you can access remote data from other databases with SQL Server. The use of views enable this procedure. Views store instructions that servers need in order to retrieve and access data. Views are similar to queries, but they do not store any data. They simply return the data according to the instructions. Views are not part of the physical schema. They are virtual tables created from data within a database. Limitations can also be placed on the amount of data that is carried over the network.