

You can download SSDT directly from Download SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) or you can also download it using the Install SQL Server Data Tools link on the SQL Server 2016 Installation Center. Getting the new SSDT is now more straightforward than in earlier releases as well. SSDT 2016 can run on the following operating systems:

The Data Dude project became known as just SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) and it was used for data and schema compare as well as versioning and other database development. The BIDS project became known as SQL Server Data Tools-BI (SSDT-BI) and it was used to develop Analysis Services projects, Integration Services packages and Reporting Services reports – all vital to SQL Server BI subsystems. In spite of sharing the same moniker, each of these tools had very different purposes. The other was the descendant of a project called Data Dude. One of them was the descendant of the Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) which was last officially part of the SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 release. In the past, SQL Server Data Tools was the name of two separate and quite different products. Download SSDT-BI 2014 CTP2 for Visual Studio 2012 from the Microsoft download centerĪvailability data and drug discounts are stored in a database and you can quickly find out how many pills you have at your disposal.In a long overdue move Microsoft has drastically changed the installation process for SQL Server Data Tools with the SQL Server 2016 release.You can download SSDT-BI 2012 for Visual Studio 2012 from the Microsoft download center.The SQL installation media includes the tools for Visual Studio 2010.

The version you want will depend on two things your version of SQL Server, and the version of Visual Studio you want to work with. Looking for the SSIS development tools? Formerly known as Business Intelligence Developer Studio (BIDS), the designer is now called SQL Server Data Tools – Business Intelligence (SSDT-BI) (not to be confused with the other SQL Server Data Tools). ( update 4: added link to the VS 2013 release which came out in April)
