![]() ![]() I asked myself “What tools would I immediately install if I started a new job as a company’s first DBA?” This series of posts are the answer to that question. This is part of a series of Getting Started posts that I’m doing in which I spotlight the tools I use in my day to day duties as a DBA. Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) is a free, easy-to-use graphical management tool for managing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services. Best suited to accept remote connections or administer remotely. You can download the standalone SSMS from Microsoft here: Microsoft Download Manager is free and available for download now. Express (SQLEXPR) Express edition includes the SQL Server database engine only. While the updates do not install automatically, having the ability to update SSMS without having to download a SQL Server service pack or cumulative update is going to be nice! Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express is a powerful and reliable free data management system that delivers a rich and reliable data store for lightweight Web Sites and desktop applications. One of the great new features of this version of SSMS and the version that comes bundled with SQL Server 2016 (which I am assuming are the same SSMS 2016 product) is that it now has a built in check for updates. As with previous versions of SSMS, you still get it bundled with your SQL Server install, but with this new release we now also have the option of downloading SSMS separately via its own lightweight installer. Microsoft has released a new standalone version of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). ![]()
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