Announcing SQL Server Management Studio - October 2015 Release
Today, we are very pleased to announce the latest preview of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). This release includes all updates includes in the September release, and features a new modern installer, a new Always Encrypted column encryption wizard, a new Stretch database wizard, numerous bug fixes, and more.
Download:
The SSMS October preview release is now available for download here.
* The version number of the latest preview is: 13.0.700.242
New in this release:
1. New modernized lightweight web installer that simplifies the SSMS download and install process.
2. New Always Encrypted column encryption wizard that enables client-side encryption and decryption of selected columns. The new wizard includes support for creating new column encryption keys and column master keys that are stored in either a Windows certificate store or in an Azure Key Vault. Learn more about Always Encrypted databases here.
3. New Column Master Key (CMK) rotation dialog for Always Encrypted databases that simplifies the process of rotating encryption keys to keep data secure.
4. New stretch database monitor that allows you to troubleshoot and monitor the migration status of data to the Azure cloud. Learn more about the Stretch database feature here.
5. Improvements to the Stretch database wizard to support choosing a Microsoft Azure server that is not in the default Microsoft Azure subscription.
6. Bug fixes for live execution query plans, scripting of database snapshots, and the resource consumption grid of the Query Data Store user interface.
Please visit the SSMS download page for additional details including Microsoft connect IDs for issues that were fixed.
Known Issues
The list of known issues is available in Release notes available here.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or feedback, please visit our forum or Microsoft Connect page. We are fully committed to improve the SSMS experience and look forward to hearing from you!
Comments
Anonymous
October 28, 2015
Has this issue been addressed: connect.microsoft.com/.../ssms-preview-errorAnonymous
October 29, 2015
The comment has been removedAnonymous
October 30, 2015
@G Britton: We're still working on this issue right now. It should be fixed soon.Anonymous
October 30, 2015
@ Mohamed Omar: We hear you loud and clear :) We're working on plans to address this right now. Stay tunedAnonymous
November 04, 2015
How about Scripts bigger then my shopping list -.-? Will there be a fix for big files?Anonymous
November 05, 2015
@Jean-Pierre Bachmann: Thank you for the feedback. Would you be able to chat more about what functionality you would need here? Feel free to email [ayolubek at microsoft dot com]Anonymous
November 05, 2015
Getting install error: Burn engine encountered error. PackageId: sqlncli_x64, ErrorType: WindowsInstaller, ErrorCode: 1316, Data: 1316,C:ProgramDataPackage Cache{E2D10175-7411-4EA5-8E32-FA21262B435D}v11.2.5592.0x64SQLNCLI.msi, ErrorMessage: The specified account already exists. I have SQL Server 2014 SSMS installed and open, + Visual Studio Enterprise 2015.Anonymous
November 13, 2015
@Jeff Humphreys: Could you send your installation logs to [ssmsfeedback at microsoft.com]. We're looking more into the issue you're having.Anonymous
November 26, 2015
Please make SSMS better by merging with VS 2015 and make one unified place where we can see the DB and code. Also, please address Diagrams. This has been a source of consternation since day one. Remove diagrams dependency on SQL Server and help diagrams integrate better with EF 6 and EF 7. It seems a natural thing to have diagrams for db models in code that can produce DB structures as well. That is my wish! Thanks for all the hard work!!