Evaluate the DB Ghost suite of products

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The entire set of DB Ghost products is contained within a single install package and the individual products and features are enabled by license keys which are entered into the License Manager application. To evaluate the software please fill in the fields below to receive an email containing the link to the install media and an evaluation key. The evaluation key enables all products and all features for 14 days from the time of completing this form.

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Current version is 4.5.2085 released on 20/07/2008 18:16:14

A Beta of Release 5 is also available
(Version 5.0.635 released on 21/07/2008 10:01:23)

You can download either or both as part of the evaluation.

Prerequisite Software

To use the DB Ghost suite you will need to have the following software installed:

SQL Server Client Tools (all versions), .Net Framework 1.1 (Version 4.5), .Net Framework 2.0 (Version 5.0)

Tips on how to get the most from your evaluation

The DB Ghost suite of tools give you a powerful way to manage changes to your SQL Server code.

The time and cost saving power of DB Ghost is only fully realised if you understand the "DB Ghost Process" before you start so we highly recommend that you review the Demo videos and the FAQs first. If you are just interested in comparing two databases then DB Ghost can do that easily, but it can do much more...

So, these are some quick tips to help you understand what we mean by "database change management":

  • Use the DB Ghost Data and Schema Scripter to script your entire database's schema and static data into individual scripts and then add them to your source control system.
  • Brief the development team and DBAs that the scripts in source control are now the "source database" and to think of them in the same manner that they would VB, C++ or Java code.
  • When you are ready to release use the DB Ghost Change Manager to build a brand new database from the scripts in source control to verify that nothing is broken i.e. all dependencies are valid and there are no syntax errors.
  • Then use the Change Manager to compare (a copy) of your target database with the newly built database (this step and the previous one are a single operation in the Change Manager).
  • If the upgrade is successful then you have (optionally) a delta script that you can run against the actual target database.
  • If the testing goes well and the system is ready to go live then you can simply run the single delta script against your live databases, safe in the knowledge that it will work perfectly.

The DB Ghost Process is revolutionary in its simplicity and power and is a new way of thinking about SQL development and deployment issues - a uniquely powerful one.

Lastly, as we pride ourselves on the excellence of our customer service, please feel free to contact us at enquiries@innovartis.co.uk with any queries whatsoever, as it is in our interests as well as yours that your evaluation is successful.

Have a great evaluation!