Posts Categorized in DevOps

This is the most exciting time there’s ever been to be in the software space in general and the database world specifically. DevOps has moved into the enterprise and the database needs to keep up 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.

Grant Fritchey

29 December 2020

Grant Fritchey

29 December 2020

Challenges to Database DevOps: Dealing With Drift

Sometimes, people start their DevOps journey by getting their database into source control, but then, they don’t deploy from source control. Instead, they continue their manual deployments to production. Quickly they find that the database code in their production instances and the database code in their source control system don’t match. Alternatively, you may... Read more

Justin Fordham

21 December 2020

Justin Fordham

21 December 2020

Where does the tech sector go in 2021?

Like every industry sector, 2020 has been a tough year in tech. The pandemic has changed the way we work, it’s changed the way our customers work, and it’s been a rollercoaster ride. In August 2020, IDC’s Global ICT Spending Forecast 2020 – 2023 predicted 2020 revenue in the sector would fall to $4.8... Read more

Jonathan Roberts

17 December 2020

Jonathan Roberts

17 December 2020

Redgate embraces open source with its ongoing development of Flyway

18 months ago, Redgate embarked on a new and ambitious journey with the acquisition of Flyway. It’s been quite a ride since then and we thought we’d end 2020 with an update on what’s been happening with the world’s most popular open source migrations framework for database deployments. We’ve learned a lot, and I... Read more

Grant Fritchey

10 December 2020

Grant Fritchey

10 December 2020

Challenges to Database DevOps: Which Do you Deploy First, the Database or the Application?

Challenges to Implementing Database DevOps: Should You Deploy Database Changes Before or After Application Changes? Another great question came out during the Challenges to Implementing Database Devops that I’d like to try to address here. This question is pretty simple, although the answer might be a little complicated: Should you deploy databases changes before... Read more

Kendra Little

25 November 2020

Kendra Little

25 November 2020

New Videos on Advanced Flyway Features: Target, Undo, CherryPick, Mark as Applied, and Dry Runs

Flyway helps you automate deployments for more than 20 different database platforms. My favorite thing about Flyway is that it’s easy to get started. But although Flyway feels simple, it also offers rich functionality which supports you in complex real-world scenarios. I’ve just published a few videos digging into these features. Limiting Flyway deployments with... Read more

Grant Fritchey

23 November 2020

Grant Fritchey

23 November 2020

Challenges to Implementing Database DevOps: How Do You Get The Data Team On Board?

I think this is my single favorite question that came up at the recent panel discussion: How do you get DB folks who just go in and make changes to understand they need DevOps, source control, change management, etc.? There’s a lot to answer in this question, however, to keep this down to a... Read more