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. Data warehouses may provide ...

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

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..

Erik Ejlskov Jensen's SQLite/SQL Server Compact Toolbox is one of those must-have tools for working with SQLite and SQL Server Compact. It operates both as a standalone application and a Visual Studio ...

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 ...

SQL Server Data Tools has upgraded from Microsoft.Data.SQLClient 3.0 to 5.0. The new version has support for TDS 8.0 , support for specifying Server SPN and Failover Server SPN on the connection.

Microsoft revealed the official names Monday of the next major upgrades to its Visual Studio software development tools platform and its SQL Server database, which will be called, simply, Visual ...

Following months of beta tests and public demonstrations, Microsoft has launched its Visual Studio 2005 suite for software developers and its SQL Server 2005 database software, delivering new data ...

While SQL Server Data Tools doesn’t quite that level, it gets very close. The holy grail of database development is the ability to treat database objects as if they were normal source code.

The company released pricing details for the SQL Server 2005 database last month. Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition and the Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Office System will both carry an ...