Although all three business intelligence technologies rely on SQL Server Management Studio, the administrative tasks associated with each of these technologies are slightly different.

To access, configure, manage, and administer Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services, use SQL Server Management Studio. SQL Server Management Studio for Business Intelligence Use the Management Studio language editors to interactively build and debug queries and scripts. Use the visual design tools included in Management Studio to build queries, tables, and diagram databases. Use the deprecated Solution Explorer to build projects used to manage administration items such as scripts and queries. Use Template Explorer to build and manage files of boilerplate text that you use to speed the development of queries and scripts.

Use Object Explorer to view and manage all of the objects in one or more instances of SQL Server. SQL Server Management Studio components Description Download SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).SSMS provides a single comprehensive utility that combines a broad group of graphical tools with many rich script editors to provide access to SQL Server for developers and database administrators of all skill levels. Use SSMS to access, configure, manage, administer, and develop all components of SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure VM, and Azure Synapse Analytics. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment for managing any SQL infrastructure. Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics

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