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.

Redmond Review SQL Server Data Tools: a Model Toolset Using SSDT means we don't just shout orders at the database; instead, we plan what we're going to say. By Andrew J. Brust 12/01/2011 For almost 13 ...

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.

Microsoft's SQL Server toolbox is a complicated ecosystem, and differentiating one tool from another is a challenge. Vicky Harp, lead program manager of the SQL Server tools team, clarifies ...

For Visual Studio 2012, Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools provides Business Intelligence tools. Visual Studio 2012 project templates for Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services ...

IDERA’S lifecycle management solutions help design, build, monitor, and improve data systems. IDERA SQL Admin Toolset gives users essential desktop tools for everyday SQL Server needs, runs every day ...

In this second delve into data cleanliness (read the first, How clean is your data?, here), we’ll test-drive the data profiling tool provided with Microsoft SQL Server. Other profiling tools ...

“Free” is a term rarely associated with Microsoft offerings, especially at the server end of the spectrum. Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hyper-V — IT admins know functionality ...

Microsoft's SQL Server Migration Assistant moves your data and schema to different SQL Servers. Here's what you need to know about the tool.

What Is Sql Server Business Intelligence Edition? Database management and business intelligence software solution, Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence (BI) Edition is designed to work at all ...