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 ...

SQL Server Data Tools: A Work in Progress. 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 ...

Business Intelligence Development Services is a major environment for developing business solutions, which includes projects related to Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services.

SSDT (SQL Server Data Tools) is an integrated component of Microsoft Visual Studio that allows developers to create business intelligence applications. In addition to SQL Server, SQL Server Data Tools ...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — July 5, 2005 — Today at Tech•Ed 2005 Europe, Microsoft Corp. continued to disclose details surrounding the launch of Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005, Visual Studio® 2005 and ...

Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

The preview also adds support for SQL Server 2016 and the most recent Azure SQL Database features in SQL Data Tools and Server Explorer. The VS'15 preview can be installed side-by-side with Visual ...