SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal interface for working with Microsoft SQL Server. However, many subtleties of this powerful tool evade even the most seasoned professionals.

Sometimes you become the accidental DBA, or you are the DBA by choice. Either way, you can choose to spend time working in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to look at things such as backups or the ...

Management Studio Gets Several Enhancements Since SQL Server 2005, Management Studio has been an extended version of Visual Studio. In 2005, the implementation was useful but a bit half-baked.

What Is Sql Business Intelligence Development Studio? In Business Intelligence Development Studio, you can develop SSIS, SSAS, and SSRS solutions using Visual Studio. SQL Server 2005 introduced this ...

Database management and business intelligence software solution, Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence (BI) Edition is designed to work at all levels of an enterprise.

Untangle SQL Server connection strings Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools.

And if you install SQL Server 2008 CTP, you should know that you can't read SSCE 3.1 files using the 2008 Management Studio. The point to remember is this: VS/SQL2008 = Compact 3.5, and VS/SQL 2005 = ...

Microsoft has published the first Release Candidate of SQL Server 2025. RC0 introduces a number of notable new features, including official support for ...

Fresh on the heels of SQL Server 2014 being released to manufacturing, the SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) team yesterday announced support for the new version, along with numerous other enhancements.

SQL Server 2025 preview debuts with Ubuntu 24.04 support and TLS 1.3 encryption for stronger security and Linux flexibility.