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We run SQL Server 2005 exclusively for databases that we use (I’m trying to push to get them upgraded, but alas!). On the client side with Management Studio, are there any benefits to upgrading to SSMS2008 when only connecting to SQL Server 2005 databases? I’ve seen that Intellisense won’t work, so I’m curious if it’s worth the hassle.
Yes, there’s quite a few improvements
intellisense is definitely a big one for developers(Intellisense only works against SQL Server 2008 databases, unfortunately), but there are also other things like T-SQL Debugger, Activity Monitor, the Object Explorer DetailsAlso, multi-server queries, and the ability to color the connections (get a visual clue whether you’re on dev, test or prod system) and a lot more.
See some good background info here at Simple-Talk.