Installing SQL Server Management Studio 18.2 For Use With SQL Server 2019 In Windows Server 2019

SQL Server Management Studio can be used to managed MS SQL databases through a GUI interface offering a wide range of features. In this blog post I will be showing you how to download and install the newest version.

Download SQL Server Management Studio

Either Google the phrase "Download Microsoft SQL Server Management Tools" or go to:

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2099720

and download the installer.

Locate the installer and right click it and choose run as administrator

Installation

Choose an installation directory and click Install

Wait for the installer to complete

Once the installer is finished click reboot to finish the installation

Launching The SQL Server Management Studio Application

To launch SQL Server Management Studio click start > Microsoft SQL Server then right click Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and choose run as administrator.

Click Connect to connect to your SQL Server instance

That's all!

I hope this blog was helpful, in a future blog post I will be showing you how to do the SQL server basics such as taking back ups and restoring databases, security, encryption and many other topics