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Microsoft's SQL Server toolbox is a morass of acronyms, from SMO to SSMS to SOS, and differentiating one from the other can be a challenge. I recently caught up with Vicky Harp, lead program manager ...

Joseph Sirosh, Microsoft's new Data Group head, today announced a new CTP of SQL Server 2016, along with a preview of Azure Data Lake Store and Analytics services and a preview of Azure SQL Database ...

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 ...

Using SSDT means we don't just shout orders at the database; instead, we plan what we're going to say. For almost 13 years, Microsoft has tried to make Visual Studio a place where developers can do ...

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 have ...

Microsoft has announced availability of Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2015 (TFS 2015) and Azure Data Factory; SQL Server 2016 Community Technical Preview has been updated too. Microsoft has ...

In a key enhancement, a new release of Spotlight on SQL Server enables Linux database monitoring in addition to Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, DB2 and SAP/Sybase database platforms. The capability gives SQL ...