<commit_before># SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Management Studio is an integrated environment for managing your SQL Server infrastructure and Azure SQL Database. Management Studio provides tools to configure, monitor, and administer instances of SQL Server. It also provides tools to deploy, monitor, and upgrade the data-tier components, such as databases and data warehouses used by your applications, and to build queries and scripts.

 - [SSMS Addins](SSMS_Addins.md)
 - [SSMS Snippets](SSMS_Snippets)
 - [SSMS Shortcuts](SSMS_Shortcuts.md)
 - [MSDN Previous SQL Server Management Studio Releases](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt238488.aspx)
 - [SQLSentry Latest Builds of Management Studio](http://blogs.sqlsentry.com/team-posts/latest-builds-management-studio/)
 - [MSDN SQL Server Tools](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt238365.aspx)
 - [MSDN Download link](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt238290.aspx)
 - [MSDN Official page](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh213248.aspx)
 - [Microsoft Download Center SSMS](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/search.aspx?q=sql%20server%20management%20studio&p=0&r=10&t=&s=Relevancy~Descending)
 - [MSDN Code Snippets Schema Reference](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171418.aspx)
 - [MSDN Add Transact-SQL Snippets](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg492130.aspx)


## SQL Server Management Studio Download Links and Release Info
SQL Server Management Studio (17.0 RC1) notes:

 1. **Not recommended for production use**.
 2. Works with CTPs of v.Next on both Windows and Linux.
 3. Fixes an issue with ShowPlan (if you use earlier versions of SSMS against a newer version of SQL Server (2016 SP1 or CTP1 of v.Next), and pull plans from the plan cache, clicking on that XML in grid results will yield an XML document, not a graphical plan).
 4. You can run 16.x and 17.x side-by-side, but some settings (like Tools/Options) are shared.

| Version/Download Link            | Build         | Release Date | Size, Mb |
|----------------------------------|---------------|--------------|---------:|
| [17.0 RC1 Release]               | 14.0.16000.64 | 2016-11-16   |      687 |
| [16.5.3 Release] **Latest**      | 13.0.16106.4  | 2017-01-26   |      898 |
| 16.5.2 Release **Deprecated**    | 13.0.16105.4  | 2017-01-18   |      898 |
| [16.5.1 Release]                 | 13.0.16100.1  | 2016-12-05   |      894 |
| [16.5 Release]                   | 13.0.16000.28 | 2016-10-26   |      894 |
| [16.4.1 Release]                 | 13.0.15900.1  | 2016-09-23   |      894 |
| 16.4 Release **Deprecated**      | 13.0.15800.18 | 2016-09-20   |          |
| [16.3 Release]                   | 13.0.15700.28 | 2016-08-15   |      806 |
| [July 2016 Hotfix Update]        | 13.0.15600.2  | 2016-07-13   |      825 |
| July 2016 Release **Deprecated** | 13.0.15500.91 | 2016-07-01   |          |
| [June 2016 Release]              | 13.0.15000.23 | 2016-06-01   |      825 |
| [SQL Server 2014 SP1]            | 12.0.4100.1   | 2015-05-14   |      815 |
| [SQL Server 2012 SP3]            | 11.0.6020.0   | 2015-11-21   |      964 |
| [SQL Server 2008 R2]             | 10.50.4000    | 2012-07-02   |      161 |

[17.0 RC1 Release]:https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=835608
[16.5.3 Release]:https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=840946
[16.5.1 Release]:https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=837453
[16.5 Release]:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=832812
[16.4.1 Release]:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=828615
[16.3 Release]:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=824938
[July 2016 Hotfix Update]:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=822301
[June 2016 Release]:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=799832
[SQL Server 2014 SP1]:http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/6/156992E6-F7C7-4E55-833D-249BD2348138/ENU/x86/SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe
[SQL Server 2012 SP3]:http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/6/7/F673709C-D371-4A64-8BF9-C1DD73F60990/ENU/x86/SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe
[SQL Server 2008 R2]:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30438


## SQL Server 2014 RTM Management Studio download links
 - [SQL Management Studio x64](http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/A/E/EAE6F7FC-767A-4038-A954-49B8B05D04EB/MgmtStudio%2064BIT/SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe)
 - [SQL Management Studio x86](http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/A/E/EAE6F7FC-767A-4038-A954-49B8B05D04EB/MgmtStudio%2032BIT/SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe)


## SQL Server 2012 SP1 Management Studio download links
 - [SQL Management Studio x64](http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/D/D/8DD7BDBA-CEF7-4D8E-8C16-D9F69527F909/ENU/x64/SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe)
 - [SQL Management Studio x86](http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/D/D/8DD7BDBA-CEF7-4D8E-8C16-D9F69527F909/ENU/x86/SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe)


## SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Studio download links
 - [SQL Management Studio x64](http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/B/04BE03CD-EAF3-4797-9D8D-2E08E316C998/SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe)
 - [SQL Management Studio x86](http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/B/04BE03CD-EAF3-4797-9D8D-2E08E316C998/SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe)<commit_msg>Add SSMS 17.0 RC2 and replace MSDN links on Microsoft Docs<commit_after># SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Management Studio is an integrated environment for managing your SQL Server infrastructure and Azure SQL Database. Management Studio provides tools to configure, monitor, and administer instances of SQL Server. It also provides tools to deploy, monitor, and upgrade the data-tier components, such as databases and data warehouses used by your applications, and to build queries and scripts.

 - [SSMS Addins](SSMS_Addins.md)
 - [SSMS Snippets](SSMS_Snippets)
 - [SSMS Shortcuts](SSMS_Shortcuts.md)
 - [Previous SQL Server Management Studio Releases](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/previous-sql-server-management-studio-releases)
 - [SQLSentry Latest Builds of Management Studio](http://blogs.sqlsentry.com/team-posts/latest-builds-management-studio/)
 - [SQL Server Tools](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssdt/sql-server-tools)
 - [Download SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms)
 - [SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Release Candidate](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/sql-server-management-studio-ssms-release-candidate)
 - [SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/sql-server-management-studio-ssms)
 - [Microsoft Download Center SSMS](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/search.aspx?q=sql%20server%20management%20studio&p=0&r=10&t=&s=Relevancy~Descending)
 - [MSDN Code Snippets Schema Reference](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171418.aspx)
 - [MSDN Add Transact-SQL Snippets](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg492130.aspx)


## SQL Server Management Studio Download Links and Release Info
SQL Server Management Studio (17.0 RC1) notes:

 1. **Not recommended for production use**.
 2. Works with CTPs of v.Next on both Windows and Linux.
 3. Fixes an issue with ShowPlan (if you use earlier versions of SSMS against a newer version of SQL Server (2016 SP1 or CTP1 of v.Next), and pull plans from the plan cache, clicking on that XML in grid results will yield an XML document, not a graphical plan).
 4. You can run 16.x and 17.x side-by-side, but some settings (like Tools/Options) are shared.

| Version/Download Link            | Build         | Release Date | Size, Mb |
|----------------------------------|---------------|--------------|---------:|
| [17.0 RC2 Release]               | 14.0.16150.00 | 2017-01-26   |      682 |
| [17.0 RC1 Release]               | 14.0.16000.64 | 2016-11-16   |      687 |
| [16.5.3 Release] **Latest**      | 13.0.16106.4  | 2017-01-26   |      898 |
| 16.5.2 Release **Deprecated**    | 13.0.16105.4  | 2017-01-18   |      898 |
| [16.5.1 Release]                 | 13.0.16100.1  | 2016-12-05   |      894 |
| [16.5 Release]                   | 13.0.16000.28 | 2016-10-26   |      894 |
| [16.4.1 Release]                 | 13.0.15900.1  | 2016-09-23   |      894 |
| 16.4 Release **Deprecated**      | 13.0.15800.18 | 2016-09-20   |          |
| [16.3 Release]                   | 13.0.15700.28 | 2016-08-15   |      806 |
| [July 2016 Hotfix Update]        | 13.0.15600.2  | 2016-07-13   |      825 |
| July 2016 Release **Deprecated** | 13.0.15500.91 | 2016-07-01   |          |
| [June 2016 Release]              | 13.0.15000.23 | 2016-06-01   |      825 |
| [SQL Server 2014 SP1]            | 12.0.4100.1   | 2015-05-14   |      815 |
| [SQL Server 2012 SP3]            | 11.0.6020.0   | 2015-11-21   |      964 |
| [SQL Server 2008 R2]             | 10.50.4000    | 2012-07-02   |      161 |

[17.0 RC2 Release]:https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=840957
[17.0 RC1 Release]:https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=835608
[16.5.3 Release]:https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=840946
[16.5.1 Release]:https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=837453
[16.5 Release]:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=832812
[16.4.1 Release]:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=828615
[16.3 Release]:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=824938
[July 2016 Hotfix Update]:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=822301
[June 2016 Release]:http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=799832
[SQL Server 2014 SP1]:http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/6/156992E6-F7C7-4E55-833D-249BD2348138/ENU/x86/SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe
[SQL Server 2012 SP3]:http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/6/7/F673709C-D371-4A64-8BF9-C1DD73F60990/ENU/x86/SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe
[SQL Server 2008 R2]:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30438


## SQL Server 2014 RTM Management Studio download links
 - [SQL Management Studio x64](http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/A/E/EAE6F7FC-767A-4038-A954-49B8B05D04EB/MgmtStudio%2064BIT/SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe)
 - [SQL Management Studio x86](http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/A/E/EAE6F7FC-767A-4038-A954-49B8B05D04EB/MgmtStudio%2032BIT/SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe)


## SQL Server 2012 SP1 Management Studio download links
 - [SQL Management Studio x64](http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/D/D/8DD7BDBA-CEF7-4D8E-8C16-D9F69527F909/ENU/x64/SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe)
 - [SQL Management Studio x86](http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/D/D/8DD7BDBA-CEF7-4D8E-8C16-D9F69527F909/ENU/x86/SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe)


## SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Studio download links
 - [SQL Management Studio x64](http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/B/04BE03CD-EAF3-4797-9D8D-2E08E316C998/SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe)
 - [SQL Management Studio x86](http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/B/04BE03CD-EAF3-4797-9D8D-2E08E316C998/SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe)
{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.14920315076021248, 'fraction_numerical': 0.13363253343103132, 'mean_word_length': 3.1835249042145595, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 3, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 3, 'https://': 24, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 4, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 51, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
{'dir': 'git-commits-cleaned', 'id': '3045005', 'n_tokens_mistral': 4829, 'n_tokens_neox': 3802, 'n_words': 774}