The dbSchema is amazing; I should probably come up with a more lively description. Think of the VFP database designer on triple steroids with connections to any kind of back end, live and local schemas, multiple developer auto-coordination, and you maybe have a start on the idea.

At my company we require even contractors to have a copy, it is the most indespensable non-native tool I have seen, probably ever. Makes SQL Server design and maintenance fun and games. Check out dbSchema.com. (I have no connection to them.)

>Bad news and good news. First, the bad: Cathy Pountney had to pull out of speaking at Southwest Fox this year due to a heavy work load. The good news: Tuvia Vinitsky, who’s spoken at Southwest Fox several times, has agreed to take her place. I doubt he’ll be bringing as many shoes as Cathy usually does, but he will be bringing his A-game with two very interesting sessions: dbSchema: SQL Server Database Design and Maintenance Made Easy and PCI Compliance: Facts and Fear. Thanks for stepping up, Tuvia!
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