Microsoft shipped SQL Server Management Studio 22.7.0 on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in what the team called one of the bigger point releases in the 22.x cycle. Database developers who have spent years ...

It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data ...

Publish-DacPac allows you to deploy a SQL Server Database DacPac to an on-premise SQL Server instance using a DAC Publish Profile. SSDT (SQL Server Data Tools) is Microsoft's tool to design the entire ...

.Net Aspire is a comprehensive set of tools, templates, and packages designed to simplify the development of cloud-native applications using .Net. It focuses on building observable, production-ready ...

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At today's kickoff for Microsoft Ignite, the company announced that SQL Server 2025 is finally coming. No timing was announced for the release, but based on prior versions, I would expect to see a ...

Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide. For decades, when I got to work in ...

First, in alignment with the announcement of preview for SQL Server 2022, we released SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 19 Preview 2. SSMS 19 is the recommended version of SSMS for SQL Server 2022.

It is that time again! We are excited to bring new and exciting updates to Azure Data Studio. These updates include the general availability of the Azure SQL Migration Extension, the introduction of ...