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 ...

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.

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.

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. Other profiling tools ...

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.

Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant is one of several Microsoft database tools that simplifies the process of migrating a database, updating one to a new version of SQL or restoring a backup.