SQL Server 2005 Management Tools Overview
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SQL Server 2005 introduces a new toolset with a myriad of new features. The toolset builds on the strong usability of previous releases and adds many new features and long-awaited updates. The general theme across the toolset is integration, with consistency across tools designed to improve your productivity with SQL Server. The new tools fix some of the most commonly requested issues with the old interfaces and add rich functionality to extend command-line automation. SQL Server Enterprise Manager and Query Analyzer are combined to create a single unified tool that can be integrated with your choice of source control, creating a more flexible and manageable solution for the system administrator and the DBA. This white paper tells you how to select the best tool for the job and gives you best practices to make your use of the tools more productive from the start.
Included in this document:
| • | Introduction |
| • | The Business Case for New Tools |
| • | Enterprise-Class Capabilities |
| • | Insightful Management |
| • | Easy to Use |
| • | Additional Highlights of the Management Tools |
| • | Backward Compatibility |
| • | Conclusion |
| • | Additional SQL Server 2005 Resources |
