Frank Geisler

Azure Data Studio:

The Tool formerly known als
SQL Operations Studio
Frank Geisler
frank_geisler@geislers.net
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GDS Business Intelligence GmbH
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Agenda
- Setting the context
- What is Azure Data Studio?
- Azure Data Studio for Developers
- Azure Data Studio for DBAs
- Extensions for Azure Data Studio
- How do I program an Extension for Azure Data Studio?
- New Functions in November Release
Tools we had in the old days
- SQL Server Management Studio (for DBAs)

- SQL Server Data Tools (for Developers)

- SQL Extension of VS Code

- Command Line Tools

- sqlcmd
- mssql-cli
What happened then?
…and what else?
Why do the old tools don‘t fit anymore?
- SSMS
- only on Windows
- Old technology: GDI
- Developed with a single SQL Server in Mind
- Strage to do operations accross servers by going to one server
- Most important: No dark theme ;)
- Not extensible
- But there are extensions e.g. from Redgate?
- Sure but they are not supported
Why do the old tools don‘t fit anymore?
- SSDT
- only on Windows
- only in Visual Studio (not leightweight)

- SQL Server Extension for VS Code

- VS Code is for development so „Operations“ does not fit
- Diagrams
- SQL Server Agent Management
- Always On Management
- Dialogs and Wizards (e.g. Import Data)
Will Microsoft kill SSMS?
- Short Answer: No
- Long Answer:
- SSMS not point of innovation
- SSMS will be kept current
- SSMS will not be Multiplatform
- There will not be a dark theme because:
- 100+ GDI Screens
- Not Theme Aware
- No View Models
- No modern Software Approach
What is Azure Data Studio?
Tool for Developers and DBAs

DevOps
Advantages of Azure Data Studio
- Multi-Platform (Windows, Mac, Linux)

- Based on fork of VS Code

- Always up to date – improvements in VS Code are beneficial for Azure Data
Studio
- Right place for rich visualisations
- Developed on github „in the open“
- As many themes as you like
- Modern architecture / faster Development
- Extensibility
- Higher commitment to accessibility
- Possible to have experimental Extensions (opt-in)
- Extensions and Azure Data Studio can be developed/versioned independently
- Extensibility API is used even for Microsoft Features
Functions for a Developer
- Templates
- Show definition
- Integration of github
- Intellisense
Demo – Azure Data Studio for Dev
Functions for a DBA
- Diagrams
- Dashboards
- Export of Data
- CSV
- Excel
- Json
- Groups of SQL Servers
Demo – Azure Data Studio for DBA
Types of Extensions
- Insight Extensions
- User Interface Extensions
- Data Service Extensions
Extensions for Azure Data Studio
- MSSQL Db Insights
- MSSQL Instance Insights
- Redgate SQL Search
- SQL Server Agent
- SQL Server Import
- Server Reports
- WhoIsActive
Demo – Azure Data Studio Extensions
How do I progam my own Extension
- Prerequisites
- Node.js
- Yeoman
- Extension Generator: generator-sqlops
- Visual Studio Code
- SQL Operations Studio Debug extension
Installation of Tools
- Node.js: Installation GUI
- Yeoman: npm install -g yo
- Extension Generator:
npm install -g yo generator-sqlops
- Visual Studio Code: Installation GUI
- SQL Operations Studio Debug extension: within
Viusla Studio Code as extension
Demo – Writing a keymap extension
New Funtcions in November Release
- Azure Data Studio Notebooks
- Paste The Plan Extension
- High Color Queries
Azure Data Studio Notebooks
- In SQL Server 2019
Extension
- You need a SQL
Server Big Data
Cluster
Paste The Plan Extension
- Copys Execution Plan directly to „Paste The Plan“
High Color Queries
Key Takeaways
- Azure Data Studio is new Multiplatform Data
DevOps Tool
- Very Extensible
- Specific Functions are Extensions
- The old Tools will not die
Questions ???
Thank you very much ☺