What is the difference between SQL Server Management Studio and SQL Server Express edition and which is better? I can't understand the relationship between these two. Can anyone help me?
You are talking about 2 different things.
SQL Server Express is one edition (a variant) of SQL Server.
SQL Server Management Studio is a tool that you use to access SQL Server (any edition). You would use it, for instance, to access SQL Server Express, but not as a replacement of SQL Server Express.
Sql Server Management Studio:
It is the tool used to administering, configuring of sqlserver components by using script editors and graphical tools
sqlserver express is the express edition of sqlserver
You can find the list of sql server editions from following link
http://www.sqlserverspace.com/sqlservereditioncomparison.html
In simple words it(sqlserver management studio) is the interface to access sqlserver(database) of any edition(Express,Enterprise,Developer etc)
Yea.
Management Studio is Management Studio. There are not various differences. THe DB has various capabilities, but management studio is management studio.
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I would love to manage and create my databases in SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio and use them in Visual Studio but I can't connect to the same database :
Different Version of SQL used
As you can see, Visual Studio is connected to SQL Server 13.0 and Management Studio is connected to SQL Server 12.0.
Can someone help me to figure this out and make the two programs using the same database.
Thanks in advance for your help
You are connected to different instances of SQL Server. Visual Studio is connected to a LocalDB instance while SQL Server Management Studio is connected to SQL Server Express instance. To resolve this issue you just select local instance at login step of SQL Server Management Studio tool.
I'm used to work with MS Sql Server Information Services (SSIS) and MS Sql Server Management Studio (SSMS), and now I'm working with Informatica's PowerCenter Express Developer (PC Express) for training purposes.
PC Express is the equivalent of SSIS. I wonder what's PowerCenter's equivalent to SSMS. Or is there?
What is Informatica's equivalent to Microsoft's SQL Server Management Studio?
Informatica's Workflow Manager is the closest you could get, but this is more like viewing the "SQL Server Agents" part of the Informatica world to see schedules, jobs, steps etc.
I try to understand the difference between SQL Server Management Studio and SQL Server Management Studio Express
The "full" SQL Server Management Studio is the management GUI (graphical user interface) to work with a SQL Server database and is included in all the paid editions of SQL Server.
For the free SQL Server Express edition, SQL Server Management Studio Express can be downloaded for free from the Microsoft web site (or is include, as well, in the "Express with Tools" edition). As far as I know, as of SQL Server 2012, the two versions are essentially the same and don't have any differences in terms of features or capabilities they offer
Microsoft makes money from licensed SQL Server - it does not make money from Express. So everything about express is going to be crippled in some way.
SSME (SQL Server Management Express) does not have help and does not support any features SQL Server Express does not support - Reporting Services,SQL Server Agent, Analysis Services etc. If you, or your company, cannot afford a licensed version you are stuck with Express but don't expect a go cart to be as good as a car.
I have management studio 2005 and 2008, can the 2008 version be setup to connect to 2005? I understand there are new features in 2008 that I wouldn't be able to use, but I mainly use the software to graphical create new tables and assign relationships.
Yes, Sql Server Management Studio 2008 works with Sql Server 2005. However, it does not work with Sql Server 2000.
I incorrectly stated that it doesn't work with Sql Server 2000, while in fact it does. However, having said that, it's probably not going to give you a whole lot usability options if you're connecting to Sql Server 2000.
Duplicate of:
known and “unknown” incompatibilities between sql 2005 and 2008?
SQL Server 2005 vs SQL Server 2008 [closed]
Advantages of MS SQL Server 2008 over MS SQL Server 2005?
And many more.
Hi
I have been using SQL server 2000 for a few years but now have access to SQL server 2008 for development.
Apart from the obvious things like the new management studio and intellisense what are the main features and benefits of SQL server 2008?
What is the general consensus on the performance of the management studio compared to the out dated SQL 2000 enterprise manager and query analyzer applications?
Thanks
Check out this question. Granted the title is for advantages of 2008 over 2005, I think the feature list is quite comprehensive and will show you all that 2000 isn't offering.
SQL Server Management Studio is a lot nicer than Enterprise Manager. It is a little different since SSMS uses more of a Visual Studio interface. But there are lot more features in SSMS easily available.