There's a lot of confusion out there as to what you can and can't do with backups for Azure SQL Managed Instances. In this post we share why these backups are not currently portable to on-prem instances of SQL Server -- but there are signs they may become more portable in the future. Read more
Why are some companies successful at transforming their businesses and accelerating change, while others fail?
In this post, I examine the journeys of three famous organizations. I discuss the patterns and practices that enable successful companies to catalyze change within their cultures and also identify anti-patterns that hinder growth. In closing, I summarize the... Read more
There’s a myth about DevOps which is hard to shake free of: that “success” means fully automating your deployments from code check-in to production. This is not at all the case. Automated deployment itself is not difficult – even for databases We’ve had the ability to automate the delivery of code to applications and... Read more
Large legacy databases with complex dependencies are daunting for those implementing DevOps. Learn why Redgate focused on solving this problem and which practices enable you to successfully include legacy monolith databases in your DevOps transformation. Read more
Logistics and supply chain management organizations continue to transform rapidly. Learn why DevOps ways of working are a natural fit for this industry as it expands and accelerates. Read more
It's easy to become so used to an entrenched problem that we stop noticing how painful it is -- and the opportunity we have to make it better. Read more
The Financial Services sector is highly competitive, but organizations have a tough challenge: they must move quickly while protecting data across the Enterprise. Learn the key patterns used in this industry to improve both the speed and quality of database deployments. Read more
As working patterns change dramatically in 2020, we see an increasing number of customers and community members shifting components of their environment into the cloud. The 2020 State of Database Monitoring Report began collecting responses in April 2020, in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents reported an increased use of cloud platforms,... Read more
As a DevOps Advocate at Redgate, I frequently work with Enterprise customers to help them transform their software development process for databases across their entire organization. I don’t do this work alone: Redgate’s development teams have a strong customer focus. Engineers working on our DevOps solutions frequently join the Sales teams and the Advocate... Read more
Compliant Database DevOps
Standardize team-based development
Automate database deployments
Monitor performance and availability
Protect and preserve data
Kendra Little