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 What is DAC?
DAC, Data Tier Applications, SQL Server 2008 R2
Why is the concept of “data tier applications” abbreviated as DAC?  Inquiring minds want to know.

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ASKED: May 3, 2010  10:08 PM
UPDATED: May 4, 2010  2:28 PM
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Data-tier applications (DAC) is a new project type in Visual Studio that allows a developer to package Database objects, schemas, deployment requirements, etc. into a single package (DACPAC) - which we refer to as a "single unit of deployment".
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Now with DACs keep in mind that they don’t support every database object type, or database security, they break your log backups among other problems.

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