As part of Microsoft SQL Server, users have access to tools to help them implement business intelligence, the process of turning raw data into actionable information.

How Do I Download And Install Ssdt? SSDT can be installed using Visual Studio 2017 by searching for “installer” in the Windows Start menu. The installer will ask you for what edition of Visual Studio ...

Fresh on the heels of SQL Server 2014 being released to manufacturing, the SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) team yesterday announced support for the new version, along with numerous other enhancements.

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.

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 ...

SQL Server Data Tools has upgraded from Microsoft.Data.SQLClient 3.0 to 5.0. The new version has support for TDS 8.0, support for specifying Server SPN and Failover Server SPN on the connection.

Any Data, Any Size, Anywhere For more than a decade, Microsoft has been helping customers unlock business insights in data of all sizes and types, beginning with Analysis Services in SQL Server 7.0 ...

Here is a look at the best tools available today, as well as a quick introduction to what an SQL database actually is for the uninitiated.

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.