2017-02-01
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Management Studio (SSMS)
Using Code Snippets in SSMS
Snippets will allow you to code faster by inserting chunks of code with few key strokes.
2018-08-17 (first published: 2016-04-07)
11,506 reads
Install SQL Server Management Studio with Web Installer without Internet Access
One of the new features of SQL Server 2016 is the introduction of a Web Installer for the client tools. In this article, Daniel Farina goes through the entire process of downloading and installing the client tools even on machines without internet access.
2015-09-30
3,123 reads
Less and Less Visual
Phil Factor ponders the preponderance of text in current database tools, and asks what happened to our glorious graphical future?
2014-06-26
137 reads
2014-06-24
1,741 reads
2014-05-30
1,853 reads
2014-05-16
1,659 reads
2014-05-02
1,860 reads
2014-04-18
1,851 reads
Why I Developed SQL Code Guard: A Fairy Tale from a DBA
This is the story of how a free addin for SSMS, SQL Code Guard, was created and joined the Red Gate SSMS Ecosystem project.
2014-03-10
5,251 reads
Blogs
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Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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