I recently caught up with Vicky Harp, lead program manager of the SQL Server tools team, who helped clarify Microsoft's vision for each of its database tools, as well as provided a general roadmap ...

I've been playing with the new SQL Server Data Tools, and I'm impressed by the way Microsoft has gotten the product out for review and is improving it with user-requested functionality. I've been ...

Microsoft recently updated SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) with support for Visual Studio 2012, improved LocalDB functionality and new SSDT Power Tools. SSDT, if you're unfamiliar with it, is a ...

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here), we’ll test-drive the data profiling tool provided with Microsoft SQL Server. Other profiling tools have richer features (which you’ll pay for); but a SQL Server licence allows you to ...

A set of tools and services for creating, deploying, and managing mobile and paginated reports is provided by SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). BI systems use a systematic approach to gather, ...

Devart releases dbForge Tools SQL Server 7.1, featuring extended compatibility with SQL Server 2025, SSMS 21 Preview, and Windows Server 2025. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, April 25, 2025 /EINPresswire ...

My toolbox typically includes the tools that Microsoft ships to manage SQL Server, like SQL Server Management Studio and Azure Data Studio, Windows Performance Monitor (perfmon) and a selection of ...

Moving from tools to companion technologies ... With this architecture, any feature created for the SQL Server database engine on one platform is available on the other. And the PALs are ...

I've been playing around with the new SQL Server Data Tools, and although many have complained about missing features compared to the "Data Dude" Visual Studio projects and other tools that SSDT ...