Peter shows how a Visual Studio database project can make you more productive when making changes to your database. But a database project also gives you a variety of tools to let you keep track of ...

To begin, create a new SQL Server Database project. Right-click on the project in the Solution Explorer and choose Import then Database. Database projects do not enforce any particular folder ...

Peter learns something by listening to readers: Visual Studio database projects provide a great environment for making changes to your databases. Here's a brief introduction about how they'll make ...

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.

Configuring the profiling tool Start whichever Visual Studio environment you have, and create a new Integration Services project.

Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.

Microsoft says it's hard at work on a Visual Studio edition product targeted specifically at database developers and that it plans to ship it by year's end.