PowerShell gives DBAs a reason to begin using SMO for real, so now we'll find out about all the gory details I was talking to a good friend at Microsoft last week, telling him about the problems I’ve ...

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 ...

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The paths implemented by the [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] provider enable easily and interactively reviewing all of the objects in an instance of SQL Server. You can navigate the paths using Windows ...

When I joined the SQL Tools team as a PM back in October 2018, my top priority was to release SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18. I expected a fair amount of work but didn’t realize how ...

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. Here ...

Last time we discussed creating a script that can retrieve configuration settings from a list of SQL Servers and placing that data into a SQL Server table. Now, let's take a look at another technology ...

After a brief gap since releasing SQL Server Public Preview 6, and having survived through the February 2019 Snowcalypse in Seattle, I’m happy to share that everyone in the SQL Tools team has made it ...