Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18, which can be used to manage any SQL infrastructure, has been released and is now generally available to users with a long list of updates and improvements.

Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

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 ...

SQL Assessment API – Platform, Name, and Engine Edition fields can now contain usual comma-separated lists ... \Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\MSBuild.

In SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), you can see the SQL Server database state. Alternatively, you can use T-SQL commands to verify your database status. You can use the DATABASEPROPERTYEX function ...

PowerShell vs. SQL Server Management Studio When I (along with many other people) had a lot of trouble trying to install SQL Server Management Studio in an attempt to switch from the SQL Server 2008 ...

In this example, I changed the Windows 2003 from WIN2K3R2EE to SQL Server. I did not change the name in SQL Server 2005. It will still return the old name. Let’s fix it. 3. Next, type sp ...

Microsoft has updated its SQL Server Management Studio to version 17.3, adding two features along with various minor enhancements and bug fixes. SSMS 17.3, made available for download earlier this ...

To do this, we’ll use an SQL Server Agent Job. Using SQL Management Studio, create a new SQL Server Agent Job: Fill in the general details and then go to the Steps page to add a couple of steps.