Installing the Power Tools resulted in a new "Projects" node in SSDT's new SQL Server Object Explorer, or SSOX, (with SSMS-like functionality), where you can see the schema of your database and add, ...

Installing the Power Tools resulted in a new "Projects" node in SSDT's new SQL Server Object Explorer, or SSOX, (with SSMS-like functionality), where you can see the schema of your database and add, ...

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

Get Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools – Business Intelligence for Visual Studio 2012, then download it. The installer should start and any updates should be included.

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.

At the end of the day, a database upgrade is never just about the database. SQL Server 2012/2014’s new capabilities, including the AlwaysOn HA features, promise huge benefits, but they also create ...