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Microsoft's SQL Operations Studio (or SOS as it’s already being called) is the first new tool for interacting with SQL Server in over a decade. Although it's focused on use by developers, SOS has features for Database Administrators that have yet to appear inside of SQL Server Management Studio, the flagship tool for SQL Server database administration. I’m encouraged that this is the next step towards modernizing the dated SQL Server Management Studio tool. Until recently, with the porting of its code base to the newer version of VS code and a monthly update cadence to fall in line with the same cadence placed on Azure and Power BI enhancements, SQL Server Management Studio has not seen significant updates except for support of new features of Microsoft SQL Server since its release in 2005.
Cross Platform Client
Microsoft SQL Operations Studio is available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux from a central location at Microsoft’s Docs site here. Instructions for installing each of these client versions are also located at this same source so it’s quite easy to download any of the versions for your various devices. If you’re like me and many of my peers we’re working on multiple platforms depending on our circumstances so this makes for a simplified download experience.
Open Source
The source code for...