So it sounds like there is a lot of buzz about the new Visual Studio Team System for Database Professional tools that are coming out in CTP on June 11. Matt Nunn and others are blogging heavily about it on msdn. I, too, would be very excited to have all of these tools in my hands. In the past, I've used Red-Gate, Embarcadero, ERWIN and others to accomplish some of these tasks, so having a tool from the vendor that does it all will be exciting.
Some questions, though. Does it seem strange that only the people that have purchased Visual Studio Team Systems or another stand alone piece of VSTS should be able to have this nice toolset. What about folks who use other source control systems than Source Safe or the to-be Foundation Server? And how about the the smaller shops where the DBA has to wear a number (if not all) of the hats in software development?
My point is, since Management Studio and BIDS are VS based, now, why not include the tools in the box with SQL Server?
I'm eager to hear other's opinions on this? I can't be the only one to have this thought...
As my good friend Fernando Lucero would say, "It's just another example of The Man keeping us down. Darn The Man! Darn him!
Jon