Tag Archives: tools

SOS to ADS

Posted on September 24, 2018 by way0utwest

When Microsoft announced SQL Operations Studio last year, I wasn’t thrilled. The move to a VS Code shell was less of a concern to me than having a better SSMS toolset. Actually, with VS moving to MacOS, I was hoping … Continue reading →

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The Ideal IDE

Posted on August 7, 2018 by way0utwest

When I started working with SQL Server, I spent a lot of time in Query Analyzer and isql.exe. Those were my two main tools, using those to query a database instance in a lightweight manner. At some point Microsoft released … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #101–Tools

Posted on April 10, 2018 by way0utwest

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is brought to you by Jens Vestergaard. The invitation for #101 is for essential SQL Server tools. Since I work for a tool vendor, you can guess that I’m going to be shaded that way. This … Continue reading →

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Using Better Tools

Posted on January 4, 2018 by way0utwest

There are good tools available to help you work with your SQL Server database or build better applications. Microsoft has built some, most of which I think are basic and not great, but plenty of third parties have offered products … Continue reading →

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