ApexSQL Refactor 2014 R5 – Product update alert

ApexSQL Refactor 2014 R5 has been released.

Type: Maintenance release

About ApexSQL Refactor: ApexSQL Refactor is a SQL Server Management Studio and Visual Studio SQL formatting and refactoring add-in with nearly 200 formatting and refactoring options such as table partitioning, renaming SQL objects, expanding wildcards and more.

April 30, 2015

ApexSQL Monitor feature highlight: Logarithmic scale y-axis

In the next release of ApexSQL Monitor 2015, version R3 planned for late May, we will improve the presentation of some charts by using a logarithmic scales for the y-axis.

Using a logarithmic scale allows a large data range to be displayed without small values being compressed down towards the lower end of the chart, which is the case when one or a few values are much larger (or smaller) than the bulk of the data.

April 28, 2015

Use cases when you really need a SQL Server transaction log reader

ApexSQL Log is a SQL Server database transaction log reading tool which can read online transaction logs, detached transaction logs, and transaction log backups – both native and natively compressed.

As a SQL Server transaction log viewer, it’s focused on DML (data) and DDL (structure) operations, and what data or objects were changed by the operations. In addition to showing the logical content of a transaction log file, ApexSQL Log provides more features, like a row history for DML operations, creating Undo/Redo scripts, and exporting the audited information in various formats.

April 28, 2015

ApexSQL Generate 2015 R2 – Product update alert

ApexSQL Generate 2015 R2 has been released.

Type: Maintenance release

About ApexSQL Generate: ApexSQL Generate generates test data for specified columns and tables. It exports test data to SQL, XML, and CSV files, or execute it directly against the database. Use a wide range of predefined options to customize the data, like setting the seed, length, minimum and maximum values, uniqueness of data, and percentage of null values. Preview generated data before executing or exporting. Ability to quickly generate millions of rows. Use different generators such as Random, Incremental, From list, From table, From directory, From query, and From CSV. Intelligent auto-creating of data patterns at row level. Supports a wide variety of data types, including geography, money, and hierarchyid.

April 23, 2015

ApexSQL Build 2015 – Product update alert

ApexSQL Build 2015 has been released.

Type: New version

About ApexSQL Build: ApexSQL Build is a SQL database deployment tool that builds new databases or updates existing ones by packaging SQL scripts, SQL script folders, database snapshots, and scripts under version control into a single deployment SQL script, a .NET solution, or an executable installer. It allows specifying the objects to be created or updated, ensures error-free deployment, enables executing SQL scripts against multiple SQL Servers simultaneously, and more.

April 23, 2015

ApexSQL Source Control 2015 R5 – Product update alert

ApexSQL Source Control 2015 R5 has been released

Type: Maintenance release

About ApexSQL Source Control: ApexSQL Source Control is a SQL Server Management Studio add-in, which allows you to version control SQL databases and objects directly inside SSMS. It integrates with all major source control systems and provides you with all object versioning features, without the need for an additional source control client

April 9, 2015

ApexSQL Data Diff 2015 – Product update alert

ApexSQL Data Diff 2015 has been released.

Type: New version

About ApexSQL Data Diff: ApexSQL Data Diff is a SQL Server data comparison and synchronization tool which detects data differences and resolves them without errors. It compares and synchronizes live databases and native or natively compressed backups and generates comprehensive reports on the detected differences.

April 2, 2015