New Sneak Peek Videos Available for Upcoming ER/Studio 8.5 Release

In case you missed it, Embarcadero announced a new Preview Center to watch the latest sneak peek videos of the upcoming release of its popular data modeling tool, ER/Studio Enterprise 8.5.

This latest release  is chock full of new features that will make database architects, modelers, and developers more productive than ever. This is the most powerful version yet, combining process, data, application modeling and reporting in a multi-level design environment to facilitate collaboration between multiple roles and functions.

Check out the previews here or at the preview center for additional release information or to be notified when the 8.5 release is available.

See how ER/Studio Enterprise brings together tools for process, data, and application modeling as well as a robust repository and tools for reporting in a multi-level design environment.

See how the Google®-like search capabilities of the Portal make it easier than ever to search, browse and report on metadata using a real-world business intelligence engine.

See how you can improve communication and collaboration using Web 2.0 technologies like Object Commenting

ER/Studio Portal 1.1 Beta is here!!

Come and get it! We’re gearing up to release another version of the ER/Studio Enterprise Portal in the coming months. We just launched the Portal 1.1 Beta so that people can get an early look at the new feature and provide some feedback.  There is no install or setup necessary.  We have a hosted portal so you can check out the new features immediately.

If you would like to apply for the Portal 1.1 beta program, click here.  If you participated in the ER/Studio 8.0 beta you can use your same account.  Otherwise just create one really quick and you’ll be good to go.

A lot of hard work has gone into this release.  We’ve added things like:

• New and improved search
• LDAP Integration
• Synchronization Configuration Console
• Server Configuration Assistant
• New Favorites widget on the home page for favorite reports and searches

There’s a bunch more that you can see by joining the program!

For those of you that are not familiar with the ER/Studio Enterprise Portal.  It allows you to search, browse and report across all of the models that are in your ER/Repository with the use of a simple web-browser.  Greg Keller posted a sneak peak on his blog with a nice demo of the main features of the ER/Portal.  I’d check it out if you have time.  We also have one up on www.embarcadero.com as well.

Hello World! There is an ER/Studio Blog…

“Hello World!”

Sound familiar?  Kinda like the first program you wrote way back in the day?

Well, I’m taking the leap and starting a blog.  So, let me starting with a disclaimer:  The opinions expressed in this blog are mine and mine only.  They do not represent or reflect those of my employer Embarcadero Technologies, a database tools and developer software company.  Feel free to link to any blog post you find helpful/interesting/informative, leave a comment or subscribe to the feeds.  I’ll update the content as much as I can.

So, what would I like to discuss?  Well, of course the wonderful products I manage, namely, ER/Studio, EA/Studio, Portal and Repository.  ER/Studio Enterprise, being the keystone of the product line, which data modelers/data architects use discover and document unknown database, capture business rules surrounding the data, and document the data about the data, will probably garner the most posts, but I’ll try to be fair to the other products.  They have a ton of goodness in them as well.

I’d like to cover everything from tips and tricks, hidden features, general usage and best practices surrounding the products to more general topics such as modeling practices, data architecture, metadata, data governance, etc.  If you have any suggestions please let me know.  This is a journey and it’s always nice to have friends along for the ride.

Stay tuned…