Red Gate roadmap

Following is Red Gate's roadmap, showing the evolution of our products and our offering over time, as well as where we plan on going in the near future. Future plans are, of course, subject to change. If you have any comments or suggestions for new products that you think we are well placed to address, we are keen to hear from you, so please contact us. We give t-shirts, other freebies, and free licenses to people who come up with interesting ideas.

2009
Q2 SQL Prompt 4.0 expected
Q1 Exchange Server Archiver 1.0 expected

Exception Hunter new release expected

2008
Q4 SQL Backup 5.4 released (bug fixes)

Exchange Server Archiver beta released, a new tool that reduces the size of the Exchange information store by archiving e-mails and attachments to a dedicated server. Outlook Add-ins provide a seamless end-user experience with instant message retrieval and an integrated search of both archived and non-archived messages. Join the beta program.

SQL Response 1.1 is released (bug fixes)

ANTS Profiler 4.1 is released (bug fixes)

SQL Comparison SDK 7.1 is released, providing support for the recently released SQL Packager 6.0

SQL Doc 2.0 expected
Q3 SQL Response 1.0 is released, providing SQL Server database professionals with no-nonsense monitoring of their SQL Servers' activity and health

SQL Packager 6.0 is released. The new version enables packaging of pre-existing SQL scripts and therefore customization of the package prior to deployment

SQL Compare 7.1 is launched, allowing decryption of database objects encrypted in SQL Server 2005 and 2008. SQL Data Compare 7.1 also out  

ANTS Profiler 4 is released. A ground-up rewrite, it is 5-30 times faster than its predecessor, has an interactive timeline allowing analysis of performance data for any time period, a call tree that presents method-level performance data in context, enhanced line level timing and source code support, and an awe-inspiring new call graph for detailed method analysis

SQL Response will be launched. This major new product is designed to make monitoring a number of SQL Servers straightforward. The product offers monitoring, alerting and incident analysis for SQL Server DBAs
July A new version of the SQL Toolbelt is released that offers complete support for SQL Server 2008 across the entire product range. Included in the Toolbelt is a new version of SQL Compare that adds the ability to perform schema comparisons directly against backup files
May SQL Data Generator 1.1 is released with minor bug fixes
April SQL Prompt 3.8 released. The new Pro Edition includes code layout making working with unfamiliar scripts easy

SQL Compare 7 beta was launched. This public release will give our customers an early chance to see how SQL Compare works with SQL Server 2008. Compare to backups is up and running – download the beta

ANTS Profiler 3.2 is launched with full support for Visual Studio 2008
March SQL Data Generator 1.0 is released, making it easy to fill any database with sensible sample data
February SQL Backup 5.3 released. This point release focused on fixing some important bugs and also improving the user experience

Beta of SQL Response launched. This major new product is designed to make monitoring a number of SQL Servers straightforward. The product offers monitoring, alerting and incident analysis for SQL Server DBAs
January SQL Data Compare 6.1 released. This point release introduces the option of compression for temporary files, improves performance for comparing to backups and contains the usual selection of bug fixes

2007
December Exception Hunter is released, allowing developers to easily find unhandled exceptions thrown by a function

Beta of SQL Data Generator launched. A tool to generate test data for SQL Server databases

SQL Multi Script 1.1 is released with a licensing update and minor bug fixes
November SQL Multi Script 1.0 is released, enabling SQL Server database professionals to execute multiple scripts against multiple SQL Servers with a single click

The SQL Toolbelt is now priced at $1595. A support and upgrades contract is typically 25% extra and includes all new tools released over the duration of the contract
October SQL Compare 6.2 is released with SQL Changeset for intergrating source control systems

SQL Data Compare 6 is released with revolutionary new UI features and the ability to compare to backups (Pro edition)

SQL Backup 5.2 is released with application changes for easier, faster installation of server components
September SQL Prompt 3.6 is released, supporting CTEs, Data Dude, 'live' scripted tables and many more keywords
July SQL Prompt 3.5 is released providing Visual Studio 2005 integration

SQL Dependency Tracker 2.4 is released enabling users to print dependency diagrams and export diagrams to PDF
June Release of SQL Compare 6, enabling users to compare and synchronize to and from object-level SQL scripts
May SQL Backup 5 is released with a major new GUI
April ANTS Load is no longer for sale, and is removed from the website
March ANTS Profiler 3 is released, providing integration with Visual Studio and support for 64-bit applications
January SQL Prompt 3 is released, providing intelligent code completion for SQL Server editors

2006
December SQL Professional Toolbelt becomes available, giving DBAs and developers access to all our products on a subscription basis

The first version of SQL Doc is released, transforming the time-consuming task of database documentation into a simple point-and-click procedure

SQL Compare, SQL Data Compare, SQL Packager, and SQL Toolkit updates are released, to support Windows Vista
November DTS Package Compare removed from SQL Bundle
October A low-cost version of SQL Backup, SQL Backup Lite, is released

Database refactoring is available for the first time in SQL Server through the release of SQL Refactor
September ANTS Profiler 2.7 is released, faster, more accurate, and easier to use than its predecesor
June SQL Backup Pro 4.5 is released to support 64-bit servers
May A completely new tool, SQL Dependency Tracker, is released to graphically track SQL Server object dependencies

Red Gate acquires Attadore's SQL Prompt, and releases SQL Prompt 2.0, free of charge
April SQL Bundle 5 is released, including Pro versions of SQL Compare, SQL Data Compare, and SQL Packager

Command-line interface removed from SQL Toolkit and added to individual Pro versions
January Full support for SQL Server 2005 is available in SQL Bundle 4.1

DTS Compare is replaced with DTS Package Compare, to quickly identify differences in DTS packages

2005
November ANTS Profiler supports Visual Studio 2005 and .NET 2.0
June SQL Log Rescue, a tool for viewing and recovering SQL Server data, is released
May Speed of performance profiling is doubled in ANTS Profiler 2.5
March Support for .NET Framework 2.0, and a new "Check for Updates" service, are added to SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare
February SQL Backup is released for quicker, more secure backups of SQL Server databases

2004
December Command-line versions of SQL Compare, SQL Data Compare and SQL Packager are included in the SQL Toolkit

SQL Compare fully supports encrypted stored procedures, views, and functions
November Memory profiling and the ability to take snapshots of an application are included in ANTS Profiler 2.0
June A tool for packaging database schemas and data, SQL Packager, is released, allowing for easier database installation

The SQL scripts produced by SQL Data Compare are improved

Red Gate decides to remove Aardvark from its website, and concentrate development efforts on its tools for SQL Server and .NET

COMpare removed from SQL Bundle
April SQL Compare scripts databases in the correct order even when the sysdepends table is broken, and you can now select individual records for migration in SQL Data Compare
March SQL Data Compare now has the ability to select rows to migrate on a row-by-row basis

2003
December ANTS Load 1.6 is released, supporting .NET Framework 1.1

SQL Bundle Developer Edition is introduced

SQL Toolkit is released, making it easier to create automated programs to compare and synchronize databases
October SQL Compare has been completely rewritten, and is now as much as 100 times faster than its predecessor

An update to DTS Compare is released, with a new GUI, and a reworking of server snapshots
July SQL Data Compare is rewritten, and now has a new GUI, and supports all data types including text, ntext, and images
June ANTS Profiler 1.2 adds support for Visual Studio.NET 2003 and .NET Framework 1.1
March DTS Compare is released, for comparing SQL Servers

COMpare is released, for diagnosing mysterious ActiveX/COM errors

Aardvark 2.0 is released, making issues easier to reproduce and manage, and enhancing communication and the development processes
February ANTS Profiler 1.0 is released, to quickly pinpoint slow .NET code, designed to be the simplest .NET profiler available

2002
July SQL Compare 2.01 features increased speed, and better support for data-type changes, dependencies, and SQL 2000 features such as views, triggers, and indexes

Version 1.5 of ANTS Load is released
January ANTS Load 1.0 is launched, just days after Microsoft releases Visual Studio .NET to manufacturing

2001
October Red Gate realizes the potential of .NET, and releases the first beta of ANTS Load, Red Gate's load testing tool based on .NET and VSA technologies

2000
March Synchronization capability is added to SQL Compare

SQL Data Compare is released to compare and synchronize the contents of SQL Server databases

1999
December SQL Compare, the first-ever tool for comparing SQL Server databases, is released

First version of Aardvark, one of the first browser-based bug tracking systems, is released as a hosted service
October Red Gate Software is founded by Neil Davidson and Simon Galbraith