SQL Server Management Studio is a tool included with SQL Server 2005 for configuring, managing, and administering all components within Microsoft SQL Server. The tool includes both script editors and graphical tools which work with objects and features of the server.[1]
A central feature of SQL Server Management Studio is the Object Explorer, which allows the user to browse, select, and act upon any of the objects within the server.[2]
Microsoft has also introduced a graphical configuration tool called SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) for SQL Server Express. [3]