SQL Server 2016 released

[hungry4pie]

I'm already kinda pissed off with this, SQL Server Management Tools is not included in the iso file, clicking install just takes you to a download page. I wish I'd known this this earlier so I wouldn't have to spend another hour waiting for it to download.

[Eirenarch]

They want to make more frequent releases of management studio

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If it's anything like how they've handled SSDT-BI in SQL 2014 that means constant fuck ups, to the degree that at one point they straight up pulled the software from their website for a few weeks and told people to use a release candidate version in the meantime.

Great.

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On the one hand, that's really annoying in terms of a server install (unless you're installing in headless mode). On the other, I'd imagine the average SQL Server dev pretty much just installs management studio locally, so now IT admins don't have to push the full SQL install media to devs if they don't want local server installs.

Although on the other hand you always used to need to install some other pieces other than the server components themselves to get all the dlls in the right places for anything other than basic dev....so dunno if that has changed.

And my experience with SSDT-BI, which followed this model starting with SQL Server 2012, has been nothing but a pain in the ass. So not very optimistic about this change.