Auto generate change scripts in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) for tables

This tip shows you an option that exists within SSMS to automatically generate scripts for all table changes when using the table designer.

SQL Server Management Studio 2008: New features, part 2

SQL Server Management Studio 2008 has several new features, including the T-SQL Debugger for easier debugging and a new Object Explorer Details window that's easier to use.

SQL Server Management Studio customized startup options

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is now the primary tool that we all use to manage SQL Server. Whenever I open up SSMS I always go through the same steps to connect to a server and open certain query files. Are there any shortcuts or alternative ways of starting SSMS?

Management Studio Improvements in SQL Server 2008

Not everyone who had to use Management Studio when it first appeared in SQL Server 2005 liked it. The paint was still wet and there was still scaffolding around. To give Microsoft its credit, it has succeeded in transforming it into a much more useful product, in its SQL Server 2008 reincarnation.

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Multiple Server Queries with SSMS 2008

This short article shows how to run the same query against multiple servers and aggregate the results into one set with SSMS 2008

SQL Server 2008 SSMS Enhancements - Part I

SQL Server MVP Jacob Sebastian starts a new series looking at the changes in SQL Server 2008 to the management tools.

SQL Server Management Studio Reports and Dashboard

This article examines the built in reports called SQL Server Management Studio Reports and an additional add-on called Performance Dashboard.

Building and customizing SQL Server script templates

There is not enough time in the day to keep it all straight! There is no shame in making use of any short cuts or cheats that allow you to be a more productive and well-versed SQL Professional in order to cope with the sheer volume of expectations you are required to meet on a daily basis.