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How to prepare for a product design interview

As the well-known saying goes, by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. This might not be true of everything in life, but it certainly is true of job interviews. Whether you’re preparing for a product design interview here at Redgate, or elsewhere, here are some key considerations to help ensure that you get... Read more

The Redgate Advocates Predict… 3 Key Challenges to Overcome in 2022

An email recently came to our team (the Redgate Advocates) asking us what we thought the key challenges for data professionals might be in 2022. Kathi Kellenberger, Steve Jones and I each answered independently. We all bring different experiences and thoughts to the table, yet we all came up with three common themes. Here is what we all feel is likely to be of the most importance this year. 1. Hybrid-Hybrid Everyone called out just... Read more

The Autumn Budget and what it means for IT Teams in the NHS

With all the hustle and bustle of hospitals, hard-working staff, and extensive cutting-edge equipment, we often forget about the invisible infrastructure that underpins our healthcare institutions. They all rely on the backbone of databases, and quick access to the data housed within them, to ensure systems at the front-end run seamlessly. From the instant... Read more

Where’s the best place to live as a DBA? | Infographic

DBAs: Thinking of moving overseas? We’ve done the research for you! Perhaps because so few of us have been able to travel recently, or perhaps because wanderlust is just good fun, we’ve been wondering as to where the best place to live is as a DBA. And not just where pays the most, or... Read more

7 Trends in Database DevOps & Monitoring – Download the infographic

Earlier this year, we surveyed over 5,700 global IT professionals and asked them what the most pressing challenges they faced in Database DevOps and Monitoring are. We also asked specific questions to gauge what trends we could spot in the industry and compared the responses to the last 3-5 years of data we have.... Read more

Enjoy the PASS Data Community Summit online this year – and prepare for a real-life hybrid experience next year

The PASS Data Community Summit 2021 is with us online this week, November 8 – 12, with over 300 speakers delivering over 300 sessions to, literally, thousands and thousands and thousands of attendees (I’m not exaggerating). Hot news off the press – this is only the first step in Redgate supporting the data community... Read more

A Q&A with Troy Hunt and Steve Jones on security and compliance: What will you learn?

Last week, Redgate’s Steve Jones sat down with Troy Hunt to talk about all things security and compliance, which Redgate surveys have found is the biggest concern among IT professionals this year. Troy is a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP, Pluralsight author and world-renowned web security specialist. He spends his time teaching developers how... Read more

DBAs at work #3: The finance company Manager of Database Administration

At Redgate, we regularly chat to IT leaders and experts about the challenges of managing and monitoring their server estates. This series of ‘DBAs at work’ insights is based on some webinars hosted by Grant Fritchey, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, which talked about intensifying data demands and how effective estate monitoring enables DBAs to... Read more