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Rebecca Edwards

20 May 2019

Database unit testing: Setting your team up for valued software delivery

There is constant pressure in software delivery to release at speed and often. To take an idea or fix and deliver it into the hands of customers in as little time as possible. However, releasing faster isn’t beneficial if what you’ve developed is of no value to the customer or… Read more

Test-driven development

Rebecca Edwards

12 March 2019

Rebecca Edwards

12 March 2019

5 reasons why backup and restore doesn’t cut it in dev and test

If developers and testers work with a database that has similar data characteristics and is of a similar size to production, it will lead to fewer surprises when deploying database changes and help the team troubleshoot urgent production bugs or performance issues. Likewise, if developers have an easy way to… Read more

SQL Provision

Rebecca Edwards

25 February 2019

Rebecca Edwards

25 February 2019

How PASS introduced compliant database DevOps

In 2018, the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) was faced with the challenge of putting into place the processes that would enable it to comply with the GDPR as well as upcoming legislation like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and New York’s SHIELD Act. Each of the regulations… Read more

Compliant database DevOps

PASS

Rebecca Edwards

11 January 2019

Rebecca Edwards

11 January 2019

What is PHI and why is it important in HIPAA?

2018 saw a sharp increase in concerns about data privacy and protection. Partly, it was driven by the enforcement of the GDPR across Europe in May, but it was also because of the number and size of data breaches that continue to occur even now. Truth is, though, that long… Read more

24 October 2018

24 October 2018

SQL Provision offers users an easier way to manage, organize and make available masked copies of databases

Rebecca Edwards premieres the new SQL Clone 3.0 dashboard, and explains new features to make it easier to manage clones, view recent activity on them, and reset clones with the push of a button. Read more

10 September 2018

10 September 2018

Redgate acknowledged as a representative vendor in Gartner’s 2018 Market Guide for Data Masking

Data masking really has come of age. Gartner’s 2018 Market Guide for Data Masking1 has just been published and predicts that the global enterprise use of data masking (DM) or similar de-identification techniques will rise to 40%, an increase from 15% in 2017. And Redgate is acknowledged in the Guide… Read more

16 August 2018

16 August 2018

What SOX means to the DBA

The responsibilities of a database administrator can seem endless, so why should that already heavy workload be burdened with legislation compliance? Surely, legal stuff can be dealt with by lawyers? Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. With legislation like the GDPR, PCI, CCPA, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and HIPAA, the requirements… Read more

compliant provisioning

26 July 2018

26 July 2018

Forget GDPR. Think HIPAA, SOX, PCI, SHIELD and the CCPA.

The introduction of the GDPR in Europe caused a lot of companies to start thinking more seriously about data privacy. It also prompted some American companies to reconsider doing business in Europe, and US-based websites like the Los Angeles Times and the New York Daily News have actually blocked access… Read more

data masking

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AI data readiness

Database modernization

Efficiency and cost optimization

Cloud migration and workload optimization

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Redgate Blog

Posts by
Rebecca Edwards

Database unit testing: Setting your team up for valued software delivery

5 reasons why backup and restore doesn’t cut it in dev and test

How PASS introduced compliant database DevOps

What is PHI and why is it important in HIPAA?

SQL Provision offers users an easier way to manage, organize and make available masked copies of databases

Redgate acknowledged as a representative vendor in Gartner’s 2018 Market Guide for Data Masking

What SOX means to the DBA

Forget GDPR. Think HIPAA, SOX, PCI, SHIELD and the CCPA.

2025 State of the Database Landscape

Introduction to PostgreSQL for the data professional

Security and compliance

Database monitoring and observability

Database change management

Productivity and workflow automation

AI data readiness

Database modernization

Efficiency and cost optimization

Cloud migration and workload optimization

Redgate Flyway

Redgate Monitor

SQL Toolbelt Essentials

Redgate Test Data Manager

Posts byRebecca Edwards

Posts by
Rebecca Edwards