There was a pretty big announcement from Microsoft yesterday: Microsoft Makes Strategic Changes in Technology and Business Practices to Expand Interoperability. To quote Steve Ballmer: Number one, we're committing to ensure open connections for our high volume products. Number two, we're committing to promote data portability for our high ...

Gert and team announce the availability of Power Tools for Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition! Cool new stuff includes a couple new test conditions, file- and XML-based data generators, and (my favorite) SQL Static Code Analysis integrated into MSBuild / Team Build! Download ...