✅ Browse Storage Accounts, App Services, Functions, and SQL Databases. Start/stop services, view logs, and scale resources – all from VS.
✅ Connect to SQL Server (local or Azure), run queries, edit tables, and view relationships. You can even drag tables onto a .dbml or EF model.
It’s not just for old-school SQL Server. It works with PostgreSQL, MySQL (via ODBC), Oracle, and any ADO.NET provider.
✅ If you do Office dev, Server Explorer gives you quick access to sites and lists.