Microsoft releases SSMS 22 Preview 5 with GitHub Copilot fixes and clarifies its support and update policy for developers.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the tool of choice for most developers when managing SQL Server and the relational data stored in it. Microsoft recently outlined plans for SSMS 22, currently in ...

In November, Microsoft released version 18.4 for the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), introducing some key features such as support for materialized view scripts in SQL Data Warehouse. It also ...

Sometimes, as when testing a table in a Microsoft SQL Server database, you need to reset an identity column to its initial seed value, typically one. During testing, you populate the table with data, ...

At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its ...

How Do I Install Business Intelligence Development Studio 2015? Visual Studio Marketplace now offers BI Developer Extensions for Visual Studio 2015. Install it by going to Tools – Extensions and ...

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 ...

Visual Studio 2022 has been out for some eight months now, but it still lacks full support for SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), a top feature request.

Okay, all of my (well the vast majority of my practical) SQL knowledge has come from what I have gained by clicking around the MS SQL Studio Manager (?) like a blind monkey over the past few days as I ...