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Database modelling in a post-SSMS world: dbForge Studio

by Randolph
January 16, 2019September 16, 2022

A few months ago, Microsoft announced that SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) will no longer include the visual Database Diagrams feature from v18.0 onward. [Edit: Microsoft reversed this decision with SSMS 18.1, and the designer… Database modelling in a post-SSMS world: dbForge Studio

Normalization, The Sequel

by Randolph
April 5, 2017April 7, 2017

If there’s one thing that SQL Server is really good at, it’s relationships. After all, a relational database management system without the relationships is nothing more than a place to store your stuff. Last week… Normalization, The Sequel