SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) version 18.10 is released
(5 October 2021)

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SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) version 18.10 is released
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is a software application first launched with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 that is used for configuring, managing, and administering all components within Microsoft SQL Server. It is the successor to the Enterprise Manager in SQL 2000 or before. The tool includes both script editors and graphical tools which work with objects and features of the server.

The New Media Aid app development team have been using SQL Server Management Studio since it was launched in 2005, before that we used Enterprise Manager for designing queries and managing databases and data warehouses. Most of the web apps and APIs our app engineers have developed since the year 2000 use Microsoft SQL Server for their database and we use SSMS to manage those databases. SSMS is an integrated environment that provides tools for configuring, monitoring, and administering SQL Server instances and databases.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment for managing any SQL infrastructure, from SQL Server to Azure SQL Database. SSMS provides tools to configure, monitor, and administer instances of SQL Server and databases. Use SSMS to deploy, monitor, and upgrade the data-tier components used by the applications New Media Aid develops, and build queries and scripts. Our app developers can use SSMS to query, design, and manage databases and data warehouses, wherever they are - on a local computer, or in the cloud.

We use SSMS to access, configure, manage, administer, and develop all components of SQL Server, Azure SQL Database , Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure VM, and Azure Synapse Analytics. SSMS provides a single comprehensive utility that combines a broad group of graphical tools with many rich script editors to provide access to SQL Server for developers and database administrators of all skill levels.

SQL Server Management Studio components
  • Object Explorer: Use Object Explorer to view and manage all of the objects in one or more instances of SQL.
  • Template Explorer: Use Template Explorer to build and manage files of boilerplate text that you use to speed the development of queries and scripts.
  • Solution Explorer: Use the deprecated Solution Explorer to build projects used to manage administration items such as scripts and queries.
  • Visual Database Tools: Use the visual design tools included in Management Studio to build queries, tables, and diagram databases.
  • Query and Text Editors: Use the Management Studio language editors to interactively build and debug queries and scripts.

SQL Server Management Studio for Business Intelligence
To access, configure, manage, and administer Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services, use SQL Server Management Studio. Although all three business intelligence technologies rely on SQL Server Management Studio, the administrative tasks associated with each of these technologies are slightly different.

Manage Analysis Services Solutions using SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Management Studio enables you to manage Analysis Services objects, such as performing back-ups and processing objects. Management Studio provides an Analysis Services Script project in which you develop and save scripts written in Multidimensional Expressions (MDX), Data Mining Extensions (DMX), and XML for Analysis (XMLA). You use Analysis Services Scripts projects to perform management tasks or re-create objects, such as database and cubes, on Analysis Services instances. For example, you can develop an XMLA script in an Analysis Services Script project that creates new objects directly on an existing Analysis Services instance. The Analysis Services Scripts projects can be saved as part of a solution and integrated with source code control.

Manage Integration Services Solutions using SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Management Studio enables you to use the Integration Services service to manage packages and monitor running packages. You can also use Management Studio to organize packages into folders, run packages, import and export packages, migrate Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages, and upgrade Integration Services packages.

Manage Reporting Services Projects using SQL Server Management Studio
Use SQL Server Management Studio to enable Reporting Services features, administer the server and databases, and manage roles and jobs. You manage shared schedules by using the Shared Schedules folder, and manage report server databases (ReportServer, ReportServerTempdb). You also create a RSExecRole in the Master system database when you move a report server database to a new or different SQL Server Database Engine.

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