It can be quite a shock for developers to realize they can make radical changes to the data or schema, while testing, safe in the knowledge that it will take them only a few seconds to revert the database to its original state. Phil Factor demonstrates how it's done, using SQL Clone and PowerShell.
2019-04-11
The ways that one rolls back deployed database changes gets more complex with the migration development philosophy.
2018-10-24
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2018-09-19
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2018-09-17
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Discover how to integrate features of Visual Studio and the SSIS Catalog for an efficient development and deployment environment.
2021-06-11 (first published: 2017-07-31)
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A script to be used as part of development deployments where new databases are required, so as to provide standardisation.
2017-01-23 (first published: 2017-01-18)
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So often, the unexpected delays in delivering database code are more likely to happen after the developers initiate the release process. The necessary checks and tests can turn up surprises: The handover process can expose deficiencies. With good teamwork, planning and forethought, though, the process can be made almost painless.
2016-08-05
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A script I can run after deployment to refresh views and force a recompile due to modified DDL.
2016-03-18 (first published: 2016-03-03)
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Because SSIS is case sensitive, random VS_NEEDSNEWMETADATA errors on case-insensitive databases may indicate issues in your database change management & deployment process.
2016-02-11
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Leveraging snapshots across multiple databases simultaneously to allow for quick rollback in case of a problem deploying code
2015-12-08
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