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Resources To Microsoft SQL Server

Updated October 29, 20251 min read

Microsoft SQL Server on-premises versions

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Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)

Microsoft Visual Studio (VS)

MS SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

Azure Data Studio

  • For Windows
  • For MAC

Microsoft Sample Databases

This official Microsoft link for GitHub contains sample databases for SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Data Warehouse.

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