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Sarah Lahiff

13 July 2026

99% of database professionals are seeing AI benefits. So why are the security challenges increasing?

The numbers from the 2026 State of the Database Landscape: AI Edition are striking. 99% percent of respondents using AI report at least one measurable benefit for their database work. Automation is up, performance is improving, and three-quarters report significant cost savings. By almost any measure, AI is delivering. However,… Read more

AI database management

Sarah Lahiff

24 June 2026

Sarah Lahiff

24 June 2026

As Organizations Pour Millions into AI Initiatives, 77% Still Aren’t Utilizing Formal Control and Data Governance Processes

CAMBRIDGE, UK – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Today, database software company Redgate Software published its 2026 State of the Database Landscape Report: AI Edition, revealing that while the enterprise sector is adapting to tech advancements at breakneck speed, only 23% of firms are utilizing formal data governance or quality frameworks to… Read more

Governance

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Sarah Lahiff

12 June 2026

Sarah Lahiff

12 June 2026

Why database governance in financial services is falling behind where it matters most

If anyone knows how to operate under scrutiny, it’s database teams within finance organizations. It’s a given considering the more rigorous compliance requirements and processes they must follow. But the 2026 State of the Database Landscape: Finance Edition reveals something more specific, and more uncomfortable, than the familiar story of… Read more

2026 State of the Database Landscape

Data governance

Sarah Lahiff

14 May 2026

Sarah Lahiff

14 May 2026

81% of Finance organizations hit by audits in 12 Months as hybrid database complexity reaches a breaking point

This week, database software company Redgate published State of the Database Landscape: Finance Edition, an extension of the 2026 State of the Database Landscape survey of 2,150 IT professionals globally, revealing that 81% of Finance organizations have been hit by audits in the past 12 months. Read more

22 October 2025

22 October 2025

Progress Without Control in the Age of AI and Compliance

There’s growing unease in the database world regarding delivering at speed, raising the question – just how do we keep up with the pace of change without losing control of the things that matter most? AI is rapidly transforming the mechanics of how code is written, reviewed, and optimized which… Read more

audit and compliance

security and compliance

Sarah Lahiff

17 October 2025

Sarah Lahiff

17 October 2025

How Women are Redefining What it Means to Work in Tech

It’s ‘Women in Tech‘ week and to celebrate we’re featuring staff stories which highlight the creativity and power that underpin modern technology. What is often thought of as a world of systems and logic, its true foundation lies in people and the stories that drive us to imagine, build and… Read more

women in tech

Sarah Lahiff

6 December 2022

Sarah Lahiff

6 December 2022

Moving to Tech: A Marketer’s Story

If four months ago you had asked me about Vacuums, Containers and Blobs, I would have thought you were referring to household items. And now? Well, I still can’t tell you the intricate details or mechanisms of Vacuums, Containers or, er, Blobs, but I at least understand their function within… Read more

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Sarah Lahiff

99% of database professionals are seeing AI benefits. So why are the security challenges increasing?

As Organizations Pour Millions into AI Initiatives, 77% Still Aren’t Utilizing Formal Control and Data Governance Processes

Why database governance in financial services is falling behind where it matters most

81% of Finance organizations hit by audits in 12 Months as hybrid database complexity reaches a breaking point

Progress Without Control in the Age of AI and Compliance

How Women are Redefining What it Means to Work in Tech

Moving to Tech: A Marketer’s Story

2026 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

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