By Matt Nunn, 12/01/2010
Are you tired of playing bug ping-pong? Matt Nunn tells you how new tools within Visual Studio 2010 streamline the debugging process.
By Matt Nunn, 12/01/2010
No single silver bullet can drive up software quality success rates while keeping costs under control, but you can take steps in the right direction by using tools and processes ...
By Matt Nunn, 01/22/2007
Team Data isn't just for database developers. The tool's version-control functionality can help application developers write more efficient and accurate database access code.
By Matt Nunn, 11/20/2006
This month Matt follows up his discussion on setting up baselines and creating a set of unit tests by explaining the steps for building a reliable set of data.
By Matt Nunn, 10/25/2006
Last month's column, "Explosive Source Control," focused on the first step in creating a baseline for your database in Team Data. This month, Matt explains the second half of the ...
By Matt Nunn, 08/23/2006
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals (Team Data) could help break down walls between database development teams, but teams won't find common ground ...
By Matt Nunn, 06/21/2006
How do you control database schema changes? Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals integrates database pros into the application life cycle and facilitates managing ...
By Matt Nunn, 05/23/2006
SQL Server 2005 took the test and, with the help of a few key features, keeps its promise to be more productive than SQL Server 2000 and Oracle 10g R2.
By Matt Nunn, 03/22/2006
Peer-to-peer transactional replication is the direct descendant of SQL Server 2000’s bi-directional transactional replication. But this newer version of the technology provides ...
By Matt Nunn, 02/22/2006
Some SQL Server 2005 features could change the way you think about database systems, but these features might take some work. Take a look at some of the changes you’ll see when ...
By Matt Nunn, 12/20/2005
Many of SQL Server’s new features aren’t automatic, but require some effort on your part to work. Here are some that deliver great benefits with only the smallest effort.
By Matt Nunn, 10/18/2005
The road to the release of SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 has been long, but the tight integration between the two products means developers have never had it so good.
By Matt Nunn, 09/30/2005
With SQL Server 2005, some of the coolest features are available immediately, with little or no effort from you!
By Matt Nunn, 09/20/2005
New BI tools in SQL Server 2005 let end users report and learn from data and give developers the ability to embed data mining in applications.
By Matt Nunn, 07/19/2005
Report Builder is an end-user reporting tool that lets business users create Reporting Services reports without using Visual Studio. Learn how this tools works and how it can ...
By Matt Nunn, 06/22/2005
For Microsoft's SQL Server development team, enabling Web services for SQL Server 2005 was important enough to warrant native support for the feature. Learn how you can use Web ...
By Matt Nunn, 05/18/2005
XML has become the standard format for transporting data. SQL Server 2005 offers native XML support--along with a new XML data type--that offers flexible data storage and gives ...
By Matt Nunn, 04/19/2005
The SQL Server CLR draws strong reactions from all camps. If you know how to use it judiciously, you'll see great rewards.
By Matt Nunn, 03/22/2005
SQL Server Senior Product Manager Matt Nunn reviews database evolution to help us understand the revolutionary nature of the new SQL Server 2005 features that make the database ...