Stop Using Enterprise Manager! (Use DDL Instead)

Now that I've got a bit more time on my hands with my foray into self-employment, I've decided to put a hiatus on my writing hiatus and write some more articles. Here's the first, and sorry it's an external link ...

Of all the tools that ship with SQL Server, Enterprise Manager is by far the most feature-packed and widely-used. Nearly every SQL Server developer is familiar with Enterprise Manager. They are comfortable using the wizards and GUI to do everything from creating a new table to adding a scheduled job. But as a project grows to encompass more developers and environments, Enterprise Manager becomes a detriment to the development process.

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