In 2017 we launched our first report into the State of Database DevOps and have repeated it year-on-year. The responses from thousands of database professionals have given us unique insights into how organizations and individuals are adopting DevOps, how the roles of developers and DBAs continue to shift, and the biggest obstacles teams and... Read more
In this post I’d like to share some insights specific to Enterprises, which we define as organizations with 1,000 or more employees in the 2020 State of Database DevOps Report. We received over 2,000 responses to the report this year and, of those respondents who reported the size of their organization, 41% came from... Read more
Many business solutions are migrating to the cloud due to the flexibility, scalability, and cost-saving features it offers. However, while moving to the cloud, data, systems and services can be exposed to serious security and compliance challenges. Hence the necessity to ensure that your information and data remain compliant with the laws and regulations... Read more
I’m excited to announce that Redgate has published the fourth annual State of Database DevOps Report. This year we had more than 2,000 respondents to our survey on development and deployment practices for database changes. As in the previous three years of the report, responses came from developers, database specialists, and IT leadership around... Read more
Governments are often slow-moving bureaucracies, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to implement better processes within government agencies. A few years ago, I was hired as a Configuration Manager at a small US state government agency. I had a challenging mandate that took years to achieve: Automate the manual processes to improve the... Read more
In this series of articles about the CCPA, we’ve been talking about how the new privacy Act affects businesses in California (and businesses outside the state if they handle the data of California residents). We’ve seen that consumers now have seven key rights, and that businesses need to change the way they handle personal... Read more
In this series of blog posts, we’re taking a long and detailed look at the CCPA to explain what it really means for businesses. Part 1 talked about which businesses need to comply with it and the fines for not doing so. Part 2 then covered the rights it grants to Californian consumers, and... Read more
With the CCPA now enacted, although enforcement doesn’t start until July 1, customers are waking up and starting to ask questions about it. In part 1 of this series, my colleague Ryan Easley wrote about which businesses will need to comply with it and the penalties for non-compliance. In this post, I want to... Read more
Remember all that talk in 2018 about the introduction of the GDPR across Europe? For many of us in the US, it didn’t seem real because it wasn’t in our corporate jurisdiction and we were observers rather than participants. That’s all about to change because on January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act... Read more
Just before Christmas in 1955, a telephone rang in the Combat Operations Center of Continental Air Defense Command. That one unexpected call was the beginning of a Christmas story that has been retold ever since. It’s time to tell it again because sometimes the story behind technology is as interesting as the technology itself.... Read more
Compliant Database DevOps
Standardize team-based development
Automate database deployments
Monitor performance and availability
Protect and preserve data
