Aaron Bertrand : SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 is now available

Aaron Bertrand : SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 is now available.

Another version of SQL Server to support…

Database Migrations–Picking a strategy and getting the ball rolling w/ RoundhousE – Derik Whittaker – Devlicio.us – Just the Tasty Bits

Database Migrations–Picking a strategy and getting the ball rolling w/ RoundhousE – Derik Whittaker – Devlicio.us – Just the Tasty Bits.

Discussion of moving away from manual database migrations, the available options and some open source tools.

Visual Studio 2010 SQL Server Database Projects

Visual Studio 2010 SQL Server Database Projects.

Descriptions of how Visual Studio copes with database projects, including upgrading.

A Developers’ Guide to Refactoring Databases

“This sounds like a lot of Work, Why Bother?”

via A Developers’ Guide to Refactoring Databases.

Refactoring Databases

Mentioned as providing good examples of how to refactor database. Not as easy as code apparently but possible.

Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design