Sign up now for the Microsoft Launch of Visual Studio Team Systems for Database Professionals. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032310684&Culture=en-US
It looks like a rousing lineup of presentations.
Joining Forces: Assimilating Data Experts into the Development Team and Process
Database Professionals have always been an integral part of the software development team. Now, not only is Microsoft providing a tailor-made Visual Studio Team Edition role-based experience, but also access to the full benefits of Visual Studio Team Foundation Server. Come learn how Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals improves collaboration across the full development team and increases application quality with better control over database changes and automated database testing.
Sessions:
Take Control of Database Change
-Take control of your database schema by creating a baseline version of the database with an off-line source controlled project.
-Streamline changes to your database with tools that allow you automatically cascade changes throughout the database schema in a controlled and consistent manner.
-Reduce the risk involved with changing database schema by comparing the source controlled version against test and production systems and automating the creation of change scripts.
Automate Database Testing to Improve Quality
-Create full unit tests for your database schema that can be run independently or in combination with Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite to provide a comprehensive set of tests for the application and database tiers.
-Author tests in either T-SQL or managed code with extensible unit test functionality and a new test editor.
Panel Discussion:
Open discussion to panel of MS + Partner representatives.
AGENDA
8:30am - 9:30 am Joining Forces: Assimilating Data Experts into the Development Team and Process
9:30am - 10:30am Taking Control of Database Change
10:45am - 11:00am Break
11:00am - 12:00pm Automate Database Testing to Improve Quality
12:15pm - 1:00pm Lunch Panel Discussion
I don't have any information on who is presenting or who is on the lunch panel. When this information is available I will post to my blog.
If you haven't looked at the tool yet, have a peak: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/teamsystem/products/dbpro/default.aspx