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Visual Studio Database Edition (the "Data Dude")
 
Visual Studio Database Edition (VSDB) offers many benefits for the deployment process as well as the development of database updates. You may know it by its nickname - the "Data Dude". It provides for declarative style of approaching updates in a collaborative environment. This tool was significantly enhanced in 2009 and has many compelling features. Both developers and DBAs will find a lot to like in this tool!
 
The first part of the presentation will be an introduction to using VSDB. We'll view some the key functional areas of the tool, discuss best practices, and take a look at what features companies could take advantage of.
 
The second part will show a case study of how VSDB was used with a local company in a continuous integration environment. We'll walk through procedures developed to use this tool effectively. You will see how it both simplifies and speeds the process of deploying Database changes to QA, Staging, and ultimately production environments.
 
Tim Giorgi is in his 15th year as an independent consultant, specializing in custom software development. His experiences have ranged from analysis, design, programming and project management. Tim also served as an advisory board member for the Computer Science Department at Chemeketa Community College from 1995 to 2004. He graduated from Oregon State University with a B.S. in computer science.