It’s about to get a heck of a lot easier! Both of what I’m about to discuss below are in beta, so please exercise your normal caution when using these tools. Oracle Data Access Components for EF and LINQ - Access Oracle databases using Entity Framework and LINQ Toad Extension...

The fine folks at Quest Software are currently in beta with “ Project Fuze ”, a DSP (Database Schema Provider) that brings Oracle database development into the fold of Visual Studio .  Like you can with SQL Server today, Fuze will give Oracle developers the full benefits that Visual Studio has to...

For full details, I'll let you go here: http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/#lab But here's the jist: Topic : Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (VSTSDB) is a paradigm shift in how databases are managed in the application development lifecycle and how databases are integrated into...

GertD, aka “Data Dude” has a new home on the web: http://www.dbproj.com/ The site is dedicated to Visual Studio Team System Database Edition.  Check it out – I’m sure you’ll find some good information there!

Overview Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition provides advanced tools for database change management and testing and offers functionality to enable database developers and administrators to be more productive and increase application quality in the database tier. Visual Studio Team System...

Are you ready for this?  No more design DB, meaning no longer are you required to have a local instance of SQL Server running on your machine. There are a ton of other things here, but that's my favorite.  Read more here , and download here .

I just attended the 2007 Jolt Awards at the SD West Expo in Santa Clara. In case you haven’t already seen it, Microsoft had quite a few nominations and received two “Productivity Awards” (honorable mentions), and one Jolt Award! See below: Jolt Award Winner: VSTS For Database Professionals...

Take a look to find the closest of the 23 cities hosting a launch event! http://www.teams-deliver.com/

I would like to invite you to a webcast designed specifically for our customers in the West Region. This event, presented by William Salazar – Microsoft will cover Microsoft Visual Studio Team System and will include technical and solution overviews. Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team System is the...

Yep, we actually do consider database developers first-class citizens in the SDLC! http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/teamsystem/products/dbpro/default.aspx