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• Learn from me about SSDT in London, February 2015

  Microsoft released SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) along with SQL Server 2012 in the Spring of 2012. Since then I’ve noticed an upward tick in both the number of organisations that are using SSDT and the number of questions that are getting asked about it Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 02, 2014 2:24 PM by jamiet | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server Data Tools, SSDT

• An appeal for SSDT developers – Red Gate want to hear from you

  I've been contacted by Filippa Vajda from Red Gate Software who wants me to pass on the following: I’m a UX Specialist at Red Gate, working on a plugin for Visual Studio. I need some help in finding some people for some SSDT research. We really need to Read More... Posted Thursday, November 13, 2014 11:00 AM by jamiet | 17 Comments Filed under: Red Gate, SSDT

• Code Navigation (10 days of SSDT – Day 10)

  SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) was released in Spring 2012 and I have been using it to build SQL Server databases nearly every day since then. In that time I’ve learnt a lot about how to make best use of the tool and I want to share that experience in a Read More... Posted Monday, October 13, 2014 8:57 AM by jamiet | 1 Comments Filed under: 10 days of SSDT, sql server, SSDT

• Declarative, Model Driven Development (10 days of SSDT – day 9)

  SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) was released in Spring 2012 and I have been using it to build SQL Server databases nearly every day since then. In that time I’ve learnt a lot about how to make best use of the tool and I want to share that experience in a Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2014 8:37 AM by jamiet | 1 Comments Filed under: 10 days of SSDT, sql server, SSDT

• Querying a dacpac from Linqpad

  I have been playing around with the DAC Framework over the past few days, namely the DacAPI which is a .Net API that one can use to programmatically traverse the contents of a dacpac. If one prefers one can open a new C# project to start playing with Read More... Posted Friday, September 26, 2014 9:45 AM by jamiet | 1 Comments Filed under: Dac Framework, DacFX, dacpac, Linqpad, SSDT

• Connected development (10 days of SSDT – Day 8)

  SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) was released in Spring 2012 and I have been using it to build SQL Server databases nearly every day since then. In that time I’ve learnt a lot about how to make best use of the tool and I want to share that experience in a Read More... Posted Friday, September 26, 2014 8:40 AM by jamiet | 2 Comments Filed under: 10 days of SSDT, sql server, SSDT

• Data Tools Operations Window (10 days of SSDT – Day 7)

  SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) was released in Spring 2012 and I have been using it to build SQL Server databases nearly every day since then. In that time I’ve learnt a lot about how to make best use of the tool and I want to share that experience in a Read More... Posted Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:36 AM by jamiet | 3 Comments Filed under: 10 days of SSDT, sql server, SSDT

• SQL Server Object Explorer (10 days of SSDT - Day 6)

  SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) was released in Spring 2012 and I have been using it to build SQL Server databases nearly every day since then. In that time I’ve learnt a lot about how to make best use of the tool and I want to share that experience in a Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:06 AM by jamiet | 6 Comments Filed under: 10 days of SSDT, sql server, SSDT

• Extended property support in SSDT (10 days of SSDT – Day 5)

  SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) was released in Spring 2012 and I have been using it to build SQL Server databases nearly every day since then. In that time I’ve learnt a lot about how to make best use of the tool and I want to share that experience in a Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2014 8:44 AM by jamiet | 16 Comments Filed under: 10 days of SSDT, sql server, SSDT

• Table designer (10 days of SSDT – Day 4)

  SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) was released in Spring 2012 and I have been using it to build SQL Server databases nearly every day since then. In that time I’ve learnt a lot about how to make best use of the tool and I want to share that experience in a Read More... Posted Monday, September 22, 2014 8:52 AM by jamiet | 13 Comments Filed under: 10 days of SSDT, sql server, SSDT

• What is a project? (10 days of SSDT – Day 3)

  SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) was released in Spring 2012 and I have been using it to build SQL Server databases nearly every day since then. In that time I’ve learnt a lot about how to make best use of the tool and I want to share that experience in a Read More... Posted Friday, September 19, 2014 9:39 AM by jamiet | 8 Comments Filed under: 10 days of SSDT, sql server, SSDT

• Day 2 – DAC Framework (10 days of SSDT)

  SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) was released in Spring 2012 and I have been using it to build SQL Server databases nearly every day since then. In that time I’ve learnt a lot about how to make best use of the tool and I want to share that experience in a Read More... Posted Thursday, September 18, 2014 8:36 AM by jamiet | 8 Comments Filed under: 10 days of SSDT, Dac Framework, DacFX, dacpac, sql server, SSDT

• Day 1 – Online and offline (10 days of SSDT)

  SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) was released in Spring 2012 and I have been using it to build SQL Server databases nearly every day since then. In that time I’ve learnt a lot about how to make best use of the tool and I want to share that experience in a Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2014 9:41 AM by jamiet | 13 Comments Filed under: 10 days of SSDT, sql server, SSDT

• Kill all the project files!

  Like many folks I’m a keen podcast listener and yesterday my commute was filled by listening to Scott Hunter being interviewed on .Net Rocks about the next version of ASP.Net. One thing Scott said really struck a chord with me. I don’t remember the full Read More... Posted Thursday, August 14, 2014 3:22 PM by jamiet | 3 Comments Filed under: convention over configuration, SSDT, ssis

• Want a headless build server for SSDT without installing Visual Studio? You’re out of luck!

  An issue that regularly seems to rear its head on my travels is that of headless build servers for SSDT. What does that mean exactly? Let me give you my interpretation of it. A SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) project incorporates a build process that will Read More... Posted Friday, August 08, 2014 12:22 PM by jamiet | 2 Comments Filed under: Continuous Integration, SQL Server Data Tools, SSDT