June 9th: Database Development as Part of the Application Lifecycle.

6:00 – 6:30 Pizza and Networking

6:30 - 6:40 Announcements

6:40 – 7:00 TBD

7:00 – 8:15 Andy Leonard: Database Development as part of the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

8:15 – 8:30 Closing remarks and give-a-ways

Database Development as part of the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

Based on the popular Example of Test-Driven Development series at SQL Server Central, this session focuses on Database Development as part of the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process. Examples demonstrate how to test, but the session focuses on the benefits of testing database scripts. T-SQL error trapping, database projects, test artifacts, and source control are also discussed.

About Andy Leonard

Andy Leonard is an Architect and manager with Unisys Corporation, SQL Server Database and Integration Services developer, SQL Server MVP, PASS Regional Mentor (Southeast US), and engineer. He is a co-author of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services , Professional Software Testing with Visual Studio 2005 Team System: Tools for Software Developers and Test Engineers , and MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-441): Designing Database Solutions by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 . Andy founded and manages VSTeamSystemCentral.com and maintains two blogs there: Applied Team System and Applied Business Intelligence . He also blogs for SQLBlog.com . Andy's background includes web application architecture and development, VB, and ASP; SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS); data warehouse development using SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008; and test-driven database development.