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More Team Developer + Data Edition Merge Information

gertd — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:25:55 GMT

Per October 1st 2008 MSDN subscribers who own or buy a new Visual Studio Team System Developer license are entitled to also install the Visual Studio Team System Database Edition, and MSDN subscribers who own or buy a new Visual Studio Team System Database Edition license are entitled to install the Visual Studio Team System Developer Edition. This is the immediate benefit for current owners of the two SKU's merging in the upcoming Visual Studio Team System codename "Rosario" version.

Based on this announcement we received many questions, seeking clarification, in this post I will try to answer the six most common questions.

The first place to go visit is the FAQ page covering the Dev+Data merge on MSDN, please see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts2008/products/cc990295.aspx

Additional FAQ:

Q: Exactly which Visual Studio versions covered as part of the this program?

A: If you own one of the following licenses:

You currently have:	You are entitled to install:
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers with MSDN Premium Subscription	Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals with MSDN Premium Subscription	Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers
Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition with MSDN Premium Subscription	Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition
Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition with MSDN Premium Subscription	Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition

Q: We are a Microsoft partner and received our Visual Studio Team Development Edition license through the Microsoft Partner ISV Program or Microsoft Partner CDS Program?

A: This change will also applies to the licenses of Visual Studio Team System Development Edition that Microsoft partners received through the Microsoft Partner ISV and CDS Program’s.

Q: Do I need to re-install or un-install my existing Edition before installing the new additional Edition?

A: No, this is not needed, the Editions install in an additive fashion; you can install in the Developer Edition after the Database Edition or the other way around.

Q: I have Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installed, after I installed the new Edition, do I have to re-install Visual Studio 2008 SP1?

A: Yes, after installing additional features you need to re-install SP1 to update the new binaries installed.

Q: I have Visual Studio 2005 SP1 installed, after I installed the new Edition, do I have to re-install Visual Studio 2005 SP1?

A: Yes, after installing additional features you need to re-install SP1 to update the new binaries installed. Also Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals prerequisites that Visual Studio 2005 SP1 is installed before installing the Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals.

Q: How does the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR fit in to this?

A: The Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR version only installs on top of the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition release. So if you first have to install the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition, then install Visual Studio 2008 SP1 which is a prerequisite of the GDR and then install the GDR release.

I hope this helps,
-GertD

Team Developer + Team Data = Team Developer!

gertd — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:06:22 GMT

In today's press release titled: "Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 Overview" we announced the merge of the Developer Edition and Database Edition SKU's.

Better Together – Visual Studio Team System Development Edition and Database Edition
In recognition of the increased need to integrate more of the lifecycle members together, we will provide a unified Development and Database product in Visual Studio Team System 2010. Beginning October 1, 2008 Development Edition and Database Edition MSDN subscribers will have access to both products.

What does this mean?

In the next release of Visual Studio Team System we will be merging the feature sets of the Development Edition and the Database Edition into a single product. The new product – part of Visual Studio Team System codename “Rosario” – will include all of the features in the Development Edition and the Database Edition as well as new capabilities delivering even more value in a single product. This will provide a more complete set of capabilities for building software in today’s data-driven environments. Bringing these two feature sets together enables you to take advantage of the core tools for application development as well as the necessary tools for database development, including performance profiling, code analysis, code metrics, code coverage, database refactoring, Schema Compare, Data Compare, and more.

As an MSDN subscriber we want you to realize the benefit of this merged feature set now, which is why we are extending this exclusive offer. If you have either the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition with MSDN Premium subscription or the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition with MSDN Premium subscription, on October 1, 2008 you will have access to both the Development Edition and Database Edition through MSDN Subscriber Downloads. This change also applies to customers who purchased Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers with MSDN Premium Subscription and Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals with MSDN Premium Subscription.

-GertD

Tech*Ed Online - Visual Studio Team System Panel - Meet the Team

gertd — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:16:12 GMT

This panel discussion was recorded at Tech*Ed this week, it is a panel discussion about Visual Studio Team System at large. Participants Brian Harry (Technical Fellow of Team Foundation Server), Neelesh Kamkolkar (Senior Product Manager VSTS Test Edition), Peter Provost (Program Manager VSTS Architect Edition), Habib Heydarian (Lead Program Manager VSTS Developer Edition), Norman Guadagno (Director of VSTS Marketing) and myself discuss futures and strategy of Visual Studio Team System.

Check it out,
-GertD

Tech·Ed 2008 Developers

gertd — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:10:33 GMT

In case you are coming to the Developer edition of Tech·Ed next week, we have a lot of exiting things for you. As you can see below there are many sessions, hosted in both the developer and database tracks. Breakout sessions, chalk talks, panel discussions and hands-on lab, all covering Visual Studio Team System Database Edition.

It all starts in BillG his keynote, where Brian Harry will show some of the partner work we have been involved in, stay tuned for more details on that!

Besides all the sessions you will be able to talk to the team members 1-1 on the booth. We have a presence in the Visual Studio Team System area and we are also present on the SQL Server booth to demonstrate the integration with SQL Server 2008.

We hope to see you at Tech·Ed,

-GertD

Session list:

Date	Session Title
Tuesday, June 3 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	DVP310 Agile Database Development (level 300)
Tuesday, June 3 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	TLA310 End-to-End Database Development Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (level 300)
Thursday, June 5 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	DAT326 Supporting Microsoft SQL Server 2008 within Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Database Edition (level 300)
Thursday, June 5 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM	DAT01-TLC Managing Database References in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (level 400)
Thursday, June 5 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	TEO Panel _25 Testing the SQL Database (panel discussion)
Thursday, June 5 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM	DAT02-TLC Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition: Integrating Database Developers in Your Software Management Life Cycle (level 200)
Friday, June 6 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM, S230 A	TLA320 The Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Database Project Ecosystem: Integrating ALM and Database Tools via Extensibility (level 300)
Friday, June 6 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	DAT03-TLC Customization of Data Generation Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (level 400)

Sessions details:

DVP310 Agile Database Development (level 300)

Tuesday, June 3 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM, S330 C

Speaker(s): Richard Hundhausen

Session Type: Breakout Session

Agile remains a popular buzzword these days. Some teams strive to become more agile, while others tend to avoid it. Where do you weigh in? Regardless, it's not something that has traditionally been applicable to SQL Server database development, until recently. With the proper configuration and use of Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Team Foundation Server and the Database Editions tools, it is possible to satisfy your clients' changing needs should they extend to the database.

TLA310 End-to-End Database Development Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (level 300)

Tuesday, June 3 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM, S330 A

Speaker(s): Mairead O'Donovan

Session Type: Breakout Session

The Database Edition of Visual Studio Team System 2008 provides a comprehensive set of tools and features that integrates the Database Development Lifecycle into the overall Application Development Lifecycle. In this session, we cover the principles that tie the Database Development model into the larger ALM, and take a tour through the features of the Database Edition with an emphasis on how each leg of the Lifecycle is supported by Database-specific tools and features. Special attention is paid to the enhancements added as part of the VSTS 2008 release, as well as the extended functionality added when you install the optional Database Edition Power Tools. This session is a mix of theory and practice, with live demonstrations of the fundamental features found at each level of the Database Development Lifecycle.

DAT326 Supporting Microsoft SQL Server 2008 within Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Database Edition (level 300)

Thursday, June 5 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM, S230 E (DEV)

Speaker(s): Gert Drapers, Jamie Laflen

Session Type: Breakout Session

One of the most anticipated aspects of the upcoming Database Edition for Visual Studio Team System release, code name "Rosario", is the support for SQL Server 2008. This session covers how the new architecture, features, and functionality of the new Visual Studio Team System Database Edition version will enable the support of SQL Server 2008 new data types, new syntax and other functionality. In addition, this session provides an overview of all the new functionality which applies to SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008.

DAT01-TLC Managing Database References in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (level 400)

Thursday, June 5 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM, Green Theater 1

Speaker(s): Gert Drapers, Jamie Laflen

Session Type: Interactive Theaters

Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition enhances the ability of the Database Project to understand and manage database references across multiple databases from within a single project, or across several projects. This chalk talk focuses on how best to best manage three- and four-part name references inside a Visual Studio Team System Database Edition project.

TEO Panel _25 Testing the SQL Database (panel discussion)

Thursday, June 5 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Speaker(s): Gert Drapers, Jamie Laflen, Adam Machanic, David Reed, John Welch

Session Type: TechEd Online Sessions

It goes almost without saying that testing is a core aspect of any properly structured software development effort. Yet when it comes to the database layer, we often see developers shy away from a proper testing regimen. The prevailing attitude is often that database testing is either not necessary or simply too difficult to properly accomplish. But the truth is, database testing is just as doable, and certainly just as valuable, as testing of any other layer. In this panel we will discuss why you want to test your database, and the various types of database testing that you should be doing as you develop and deploy your application. We will cover testing scenarios to handle functionality, regression, performance, scalability, and other key metrics as they relate to your database infrastructure. Without testing, your database's runtime behaviors are effectively an unknown. Come to this panel to learn how not to leave things to chance.

DAT02-TLC Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition: Integrating Database Developers in Your Software Management Life Cycle (level 200)

Thursday, June 5 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM, Green Theater 1

Speaker(s): Brian Randell

Session Type: Interactive Theaters

For many applications, the database is the foundation. Yet for many teams, the “database professional” has limped along without the tools necessary to do their job. Managing database change and evolution is critical to successful software projects. In this session, learn how Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals can help you integrate database design, creation, and evolution in your overall software development life cycle using the entire Team System. Learn how the product integrates with other team editions and team members including features such as source code control, work item tracking, test case management, and build.

TLA320 The Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Database Project Ecosystem: Integrating ALM and Database Tools via Extensibility (level 300)

Friday, June 6 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM, S230 A

Speaker(s): Gert Drapers, Brent Gross (IBM Corp.)

Session Type: Breakout Session

Discover how Visual Studio Team System code name "Rosario": Database Edition empowers developers to actively participate in, and bring agility to, the database development process. If you work with databases, you will want see how the features offered by the latest addition to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) integrate the database developer into the Application Development Lifecycle. This exciting product is changing the way database developers work with databases forever, by moving the "One Version of the Truth" for database schema from the production server into source control. This presentation focuses on extending the "Rosario" release of Database Edition to enable non SQL Server databases to plug into the VSTS Database Edition platform. Now database developers can manage their database schema changes for Microsoft SQL Server databases as well as non SQL Server databases within the same environment. In addition to enabling an extension platform for non SQL Server databases, learn also how the Visual Studio Team System code name "Rosario": Database Edition has enabled a database development tools extensibility platform for third-party companies to plug in additional database development tools into the VSTS Database Edition product.

DAT03-TLC Customization of Data Generation Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (level 400)

Friday, June 6 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM, Green Theater 1

Speaker(s): Jamie Laflen

Session Type: Interactive Theaters

Are the data generators that ship with Visual Studio not meeting your needs? Do you need to generate data from outside the development environment? This talk drills into making the most of the 2008 data generation API to answer these and other questions.

The Data Dude Meets Team Build

gertd — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:54:17 GMT

At DevConnections and TechEd Europe every attendee has been receiving a special issue of CoDe Magazine, featuring "Data Programmability". In this issue you will find an article on how to get started with Team Build and VSDBPro, please check out http://www.code-magazine.com/Article.aspx?quickid=990712152.

If you are interested in this particular subject also be sure to check out the Buck Hodges his blog post, written by Jon Liperi, titled: "VSTS 2005 and 2008: Building Database Projects with Team Build"

-GertD

Home of the Data Dude : VSTS

More Team Developer + Data Edition Merge Information

Team Developer + Team Data = Team Developer!

Tech*Ed Online - Visual Studio Team System Panel - Meet the Team

Tech&#183;Ed 2008 Developers

Session list:

Sessions details:

DVP310 Agile Database Development (level 300)

TLA310 End-to-End Database Development Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (level 300)

DAT326 Supporting Microsoft SQL Server 2008 within Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Database Edition (level 300)

DAT01-TLC Managing Database References in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (level 400)

TEO Panel _25 Testing the SQL Database (panel discussion)

DAT02-TLC Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition: Integrating Database Developers in Your Software Management Life Cycle (level 200)

TLA320 The Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Database Project Ecosystem: Integrating ALM and Database Tools via Extensibility (level 300)

DAT03-TLC Customization of Data Generation Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (level 400)

The Data Dude Meets Team Build

Tech·Ed 2008 Developers