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SQL Server Database Development Methodologies using SQL Compare

This 3-part sponsored article surveys several different methodologies for database development, examines their strengths and weaknesses, and illustrates how Red Gate's comparison tool, SQL Compare, can be incorporated into each model.

In the SQLCMD utility, how can you change...

When using the SQLCMD tool, what does the...

Configuring Design DB for Team Edition for Database Professionals

This video by Richard Waymire will describe how to install and configure SQL Server 2005 to support Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals database projects.

Creating a database project with Team Edition for Database Professiona

Mairead introduces you to how to create your database project using the latest edition of Visual Studio Team System - Team Edition for Database Professionals. Check out this quick 10 minute demo to get a whirlwind tour of project creation within VSTE for DB Pro.

Demo of Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals

In this video by the product's Program Manager, Sachin shows you a "whistle-stop" tour of the features of Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals. This is the first part in a large series all on Microsoft's new development and administration platform for SQL Server.

What does the sqlwb utility do?

You want to script the execution of an...

Tuning Up SQL Server 2005 Databases

SQL Server 2005 comes with a built-in answer to this problem: the Database Engine Tuning Advisor. Combining a simple user interface with a deep knowledge of SQL Server, this utility can help you tune your databases for peak performance.