Take advantage of development tools in Visual Studio with a focus on building SQL Server and Azure SQL databases. Automate migration from Oracle database(s) to SQL Server or Azure SQL with the ...

I recently caught up with Vicky Harp, lead program manager of the SQL Server tools team, who helped clarify Microsoft's vision for each of its database tools, as well as provided a general roadmap ...

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 ...

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On the more technical side of news, the SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) team has announced their most recent update to 16.4. The update to 16.4 is making Schema Compare supported in SqlPackage.exe. It ...

A business intelligence system combines the tools and systems used in an enterprise’s strategic planning process to help analyze its results. For Visual Studio 2012, Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools ...

Microsoft recently updated SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) with support for Visual Studio 2012, improved LocalDB functionality and new SSDT Power Tools. SSDT, if you're unfamiliar with it, is a ...

Take advantage of development tools in Visual Studio with a focus on building SQL Server and Azure SQL databases. Automate migration from Oracle database(s) to SQL Server or Azure SQL with the ...

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