This post is for people interested in setting up an instance of SQL Server 2025 Enterprise Developer Edition for personal use. I caution those interested in configuring an instance of SQL Server 2025 Enterprise for production purposes: You should not use Developer Edition because it’s not for production workloads by design and according to the …
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Download SQL Server 2025 Enterprise Developer Edition
This post is for people interested in setting up an instance of SQL Server 2025 Enterprise Developer Edition for personal use. If you are interested in configuring an instance of SQL Server 2025 for production purposes, you should not use Enterprise Developer Edition – it’s not for production workloads by design and according to the …
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One Way to Install SQL Server 2025 Enterprise Developer Edition
In this series, I walk through one way to install and configure SQL Server 2025 Enterprise Developer Edition. This series is not intended as guidance for production environments. This series is simply one way I install and configure SQL Server 2025 Enterprise for my test and exploration environment. Download SQL Server 2025 Enterprise Developer Edition …
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Fabric SSIS Public Preview: What It Changes – and What It Doesn’t
The conversation around SSIS is heating up again.
Some see the signals and conclude SSIS is on the way out. Others point to the strength of the ecosystem and say it is far from done.
Both perspectives miss something important.
The introduction of Fabric SSIS public preview does not settle the debate. It reframes it.
Create a SQL Server 2025 SSIS Catalog Using SSMS v22
In this post, I describe how to create an SSIS Catalog in SQL Server 2025 (RC) using SSMS v22 (Preview 3). Once configured, I describe how to test the installation using Visual Studio 2026 Insiders Community Edition. In earlier posts, I describe prerequisites: One Way to Install SQL Server 2025 One Way to Install SSMS …
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One Way to Install SQL Server 2025
In this post, I describe one way to install SQL Server 2025 (using RC1) for on-premises testing. The major steps are: Get the bits Install SQL Server 2025 (RC) Get the Bits Navigate to the Microsoft Evaluation Center page for SQL Server 2025 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/sql-server-2025-download) and click the link for the 64-bit edition (there is no …
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SSMS v21 and SSIS
Regular readers of this blog know I am a fan of Star Trek. In fact, my beautiful bride and I recently finished streaming Star Trek: Deep Space 9. It was the first time either of us had watched the series start-to-finish and we enjoyed the characters and story lines. It is well-written. We agreed Worf’s …
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