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Running Visual Studio 2010 Generated Deployment Scripts in SSMS

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Previously we discussed how to use the Database Deployment feature in Visual Studio 2010. There are two options to deploy a database project. The first is to have Visual Studio deploy the scripts automatically. The second is to have Visual Studio build a deployment script that can be run via SQL Server Management Studio or [...]

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Warnings, Warnings Everywhere: Database References in Visual Studio 2010

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In previous articles we discussed how database professionals could use the features in Visual Studio 2010. During the video I demonstrated with a test project. Since then I have been working to migrate my DBA database project into Visual Studio 2010. From the beginning I ran into issues. This was a very discouraging start to [...]

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Database Deployment with Visual Studio 2010

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I have been exploring some of the features of Visual Studio 2010 that are useful to DBAs and Database Developers. Today’s topic is Database Deployment. Software developers have been using the deployment tools in Visual Studio for some time, however, the addition of database deployment gives database professionals the ability to systematically deploy their projects [...]

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Visual Studio Tips and Tricks

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I have been evaluating Visual Studio 2010′s usefulness to the DBA and the Developer over the past few weeks(See: What Features Visual Studio 2010 Offers DBAs and Database Devs).  While I work with the applicaiton I find myself spending a lot of time over on Zain Naboulsi’s blog (Blog | Twitter).  It is a great [...]

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What Features Visual Studio 2010 Offers DBAs and Database Devs

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I was recently reviewing some the change management and document control policies that governs our IT group. While I have been confirming to these change management policies I started to think back on how we make our developers work with code. We have deployed a Team Foundation Server 2010 and are using it for source [...]

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