As systems grow and evolve, we need tools to help manage these changes, including tracking changes to the database schemas, producing scripts to synchronize the changes between servers, and refactoring the corresponding application code based on the new structures. You'll see how you can use tools in Visual Studio to help manage these changes better.

1. Managing Database Changes with
Visual Studio & SSDT
@JimWooley
http://www.ThinqLinq.com
Consultant
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2. Managing Schema Changes doesn’t have to be like this…
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3. Visual Studio Database Tools (DataDude)
Declarative Schema
Model Compare for Static Analysis
Definitions change scripts
Refactoring
and advanced Intellisense Data Compare
tooling
Data
Generation
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4. SSDT
Declarative Schema
Model Compare for Static Analysis
Definitions change scripts
Refactoring
and advanced Intellisense Designers
tooling
Combined
Table Assets
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5. Source Control Integration
Manage
Branch by
Change
feature
History
Associate
Build from
changes with
Main
work items
Annotate Continuous
(Blame) Integration
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6. SSDT (Juneau) Supported Platforms
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7. Further Information
MSDN
• http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ssdt/threads
Team blog
• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ssdt/
Gert Drapers
• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/gertd/
Download the latest SSDT version
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/tools.aspx
MSDN Magazine Sept 2011
• The "Juneau" Database Project
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8. Jim Wooley
@jimwooley
http://www.ThinqLinq.com
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