Microsoft announces the latest preview of
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). This release includes all the updates which were included in the March release, and it also features an update to the Visual Studio 2015 shell bringing new improvements such as quick launch toolbar, bug fix in SSMS tools menu option, bug fix in SSMS new project templates and improved theming options.
Microsoft states,
“SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment for accessing, configuring, managing, administering, and developing all components of SQL Server. SSMS combines a broad group of graphical tools with a number of rich script editors to provide developers and administrators of all skill levels access to SQL Server. This release features improved compatibility with previous versions of SQL Server, a light weight stand-alone web installer, and toast notifications within SSMS when new releases become available.”
The version number for this latest preview is: 13.0.13000.55
This release of SSMS supports
SQL Server 2016 through SQL Server 2005, and provides the greatest level of support for working with the latest cloud features in Azure SQL Database.
Supported Operating Systems
This release of SSMS supports the following platforms when used with the latest available service pack:
- Windows 10
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 7 (SP1)
- Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
New features in this release:
- New quick launch toolbar to quickly find menu items, and options dialogs.
- Improvement in SSMS theming options to add support for an SSMS light theme.
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- Bug fix in SSMS tools menu option to correctly reset query shortcuts if the “Reset to Default” button is pressed.
- Bug fix in SSMS new project templates to display easily readable template names.
Check the entire list of known issues,
here.
To download Server Management Studio , March 2016 Preview,
click here.