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

David Rose

18 December 2020

David Rose

18 December 2020

A quick guide to the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 for DBAs

December 1 saw the introduction in New Zealand of the Privacy Act 2020 which not only brings increased protection for individuals but also has some new implications for businesses, including increased fines for non-compliance and the reporting of serious privacy breaches. However, the changes and impact may be less than organizations fear because the... 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