SQL Server 2005, now available as a "community technology preview," is an odd beast. For those who believe their databases should be little more than simple data access routines with business ...

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 ...

"We've also enhanced SQL Server Object Explorer by surfacing the default LocalDB instance and enabling the deletion of LocalDB instances." Other improvements include an updated Data-Tier Application ...

BANGALORE, INDIA: A data-tier application contains the database and instance objects, like stored procedures, tables, views, logins, etc. and resides in the data tier. SQL Server developers today ...

Wizard Support Also included in the latest release is preview support for the Data-Tier Application Wizard used in SQL Server Management Studio, wrote Yu.

Microsoft describes the SQL Server Utility in greater detail here. Next, the service pack adds support in SQL Server Management Studio for data-tier application (DAC) operations.

Take advantage of the open source library Serilog to log your ASP.NET Core application’s data to SQL Server or another database target.

Developers with Visual Studio 2010 can package data-tier application components, including tables, views and stored procedures, as a single unit of deployment.

Other improvements include an updated Data-Tier Application Framework, support for non-standard ANSI_NULLs and QUOTED_IDENTIFIER properties, numerous bug fixes and new companion SSDT Power Tools. The ...