Posts Categorized in Database development

As more and more software development moves towards devops processes, it’s important to bring the database along too. At Redgate, we’re making it possible with a suite of database development tools that plug into and integrate with the software used in application development. The result? DevOps for the database has become a reality.

Rebecca Edwards

10 September 2018

Rebecca Edwards

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 as a representative vendor... Read more

Database subsetting. What it is, what it’s for, and why we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking into database subsetting, and if you need it or are investigating it, we want to hear from you. Please share your thoughts in the comment section below. What is database subsetting? Database subsetting is creating a copy of a database that contains only a portion of the data, while still being referentially... Read more

Why you should automate your release pipeline

Release Day used to mean weekends spent deploying the latest code, database changes, and website content. Release teams would huddle together in war rooms troubleshooting issues, deploying hotfixes, coordinating deployments, testing, fixing, and redeploying again and again. As the trend in development shifts toward more agile delivery, and customers clamor for continuous deployment, this... Read more

Welcome to the world of serverless computing

Serverless computing is a concept taking the place of big data as the hot-button topic in internet development circles these days, and the conversation seems to always start with a discussion about what serverless actually means. After all, the purpose of all those super-gigantic datacenters that are now being built is to house literally... Read more

SQL Watchmen

18 January 2018

SQL Watchmen

18 January 2018

Right-sizing for a cloud service

When it’s time to purchase new resources for one or more applications, the non-scientific approach of guesstimating the requirements can be expensive, whether for on-premises capital expenditures or cloud-based services. For stakeholders deciding on how to provision the data services, is it better to start small and grow the resources as needed? Certainly the... Read more

Nebbia Technology

17 December 2017

Nebbia Technology

17 December 2017

If you hear these phrases, you might need Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services

There are so many features in Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services that it can be difficult to wrap your head around what all they do and if you’re utilizing the tool to its fullest potential. Phrases like Stay connected from idea to release and Improve code quality and catch issues early from the Team... Read more