Dave Mason1h ago

Another day with SQL Server Management Studio.

#SSMS

Dave MasonJun 15

SET @SSMS_Crash_Counter += 1;

#SSMS
#SQLServer
#DBA

2meterdba | Reitse EskensJun 12

Blog alert!

This time on some reflections when software suddenly improves when preparing a presentation.

#SSMS
#GithubCopilot
#DataCeili
#Speaking
#PersonalDevelopment

http://sqlreitse.com/2026/06/12/speaking-at-data-ceili-or-how-to-work-with-fast-changing-software-in-your-demo/

Speaking at Data Ceili. Or, how to work with fast-changing software in your demo

Today I had the pleasure of presenting my session on Copilot for SQL at the Data Ceili event in Dublin. Somewhere between 50 and 60 people attended, having fun and learning how this Copilot works, โ€ฆ

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Show threadRichardJun 11

@AliveDevil VS (inc. preview) release notes are now up. ๐Ÿ™‚ #VisualStudio

SSMS still missing. ๐Ÿ˜ž #ssms

#microsoft

2meterdba | Reitse EskensJun 10

Blog alert!

This time on creating your own, custom, instructions file for the GitHub Copilot integration in SSMS

#GitHubCopilot
#SSMS
#SqlServer
#AzureSql
#Copilot

http://sqlreitse.com/2026/06/10/ssms-22-6-custom-copilot-instructions/

SSMS 22.6: Custom Copilot instructions

When you start using SSMS with GitHub Copilot, there is no default set of instructions in place. The agent will just sort of do what it thinks is best. But you can make sure the agent has more knowโ€ฆ

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Alvin Ashcraft ๐Ÿฟ๏ธJun 10

Announcing the Release of SSMS 22.7.0 - and many previews!

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserver/announcing-the-release-of-ssms-22-7-0---and-many-previews/4526908

#sqlserver #ssms #database #sql #azuresql #data

Announcing the Release of SSMS 22.7.0 - and many previews! | Microsoft Community Hub

Today we shipped SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22.7.0, and this is one of the bigger releases we've had in a while. The headline items are weโ€™ve...

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Show threadRichardJun 10

@AliveDevil Also SSMS 22.7 release notes missing ๐Ÿ˜ž

#ssms #sql_server #microsoft

Dave MasonJun 4

The last couple of major versions SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) have been very unstable for me. It's pretty crash-tastic, frankly. ๐Ÿ™

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2meterdba | Reitse EskensMay 13

Blog alert!

This time on a different way GitHub Copilot in SSMS 22 can help you write code faster.

#SSMS
#SqlServerManagementStudio
#SSMS22
#SQL
#Copilot

http://sqlreitse.com/2026/05/13/ssms-22-5-and-copilot-generate-code-in-the-query-window/

SSMS 22.5 and Copilot: generate code in the query window

A lot of you may probably know that I like the GitHub Copilot sidecar chat in SSMS, and that it can really help develop code faster. Even though you have to be aware of how the integration now handโ€ฆ

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Alvin Ashcraft ๐Ÿฟ๏ธApr 21

Visual Schema Compare for SDK Style SQL Database Projects in Visual Studio and SSMS

https://erikej.github.io/dotnet/dacfx/sqlserver/ssms/visualstudio/2026/04/20/sqlprojects-schemacompare.html

#database #ssms #visualstudio #sqlserver #devtools

Visual Schema Compare for SDK Style SQL Database Projects in Visual Studio and SSMS

Keeping your SQL database project in sync with a live database is one of the most common โ€” and most tedious โ€” challenges in database development. If you have ever manually compared CREATE TABLE scripts line by line, or tried to figure out which stored procedures drifted out of sync between your source code and development or production environments, Visual Schema Compare was built for you.

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