Register and Delete Data-tier Applications in SQL Server 2008 R2

SQL Server 2008 R2 allows its databases to be registered as Data-tier Applications In-Place; in other words without creating a DAC package and then deploying it. You can delete a registered Data-tier Application from SQL Server 2008 R2 instance in the same way. There are two ways to register and delete a Data-tier Application i.e. using the wizards available in SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Studio (SSMS) and using PowerShell commands, though in this article I will be talking about using these wizards, click here for more details.

Upgrading Data Tier Applications in SQL Server 2008 R2

In my last article, Creating Data Tier Applications in SQL Server 2008 R2, I gave you an overview of Data Tier Applications, then I talked about how it differs from database projects and finally I showed how you can create a DAC package using Visual Studio 2010 and SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Studio (SSMS). In another article, Deploying Data Tier Applications of SQL Server 2008 R2, I talked about the different methods of deploying Data Tier Applications.
Changes are inevitable and like many other things in life, your application will also change over time, either to add new objects, update existing objects, drop deprecated objects, etc. So now, the question is how to upgrade an already deployed Data Tier Application to a newer version; what are different methods available for upgrade and what considerations should you take? Click here for more detail.

Deploying Data-Tier Applications of SQL Server 2008 R2

Data-Tier Applications of SQL Server 2008 R2 make database development, deployment and management much easier. When you create a Data Tier Application and build it, it creates a single, self-contained unit of deployment called a DAC package in compressed format that contains SQL Server instance objects that are associated with the database, database objects and deployment intents.
In my last article Creating Data-Tier Applications in SQL Server 2008 R2 I gave you an overview of Data-tier applications, then I talked about how it differs from database projects and finally I showed how you can create a DAC package using Visual Studio 2010 and SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Studio (SSMS). In this article my focus is to deploy the created DAC package and discuss the different methods of deployment, click here for more detail.

Creating Data-Tier Applications in SQL Server 2008 R2

SQL Server 2008 R2 with Visual Studio 2010 has introduced a new feature called Data-Tier Applications (called DAC for short), which makes database development, deployment and management much easier. When you create a Data Tier Applications project and build it, it creates a self-contained unit of deployment called the DAC package (which has a dacpack extension) that contains SQL Server instance objects, which are associated with the database, database objects and deployment intent (also called pre-requisite checks or deployment requirements of the application), for more information click here.