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Diversity in the PASS Data Community Summit 2021 program

A few years ago, I was approached by an organizer of a developer conference asking if I would be interested in presenting at their event. This was unusual at the time, because I mostly spoke at SQL Server events, but I didn’t remember ever being asked like this before. The organizer told me that... Read more

Introducing Spawn: the instant way to create free database copies in the cloud

Imagine a world without the open source database migrations tool, Flyway. Migration scripts being run in the wrong order, changes getting overwritten, having to dump hours of work because you started with an out-of-date version. Flyway is so popular today because it sorts out the issue of database migrations in such a simple and... Read more

Introducing Redgate’s flexible-hybrid working model

The world of work has changed dramatically over the last year and, at Redgate, we’ve been reflecting on what this might mean for our business, and the ways that we work together in the future. From 2022 onwards, we’re aiming to offer Redgate staff a flexible-hybrid working model across our global organization. We want... Read more

How Redox quickly identify and resolve database performance issues

In the IT team at Redox, I wear two hats: Software Development Manager and DBA. I’m the only DBA in the team, so if anything goes wrong it’s my job to identify and fix it. As you might imagine, this can be challenging when being a DBA isn’t your full-time role. Based in Sydney,... Read more

How to encourage DBAs to embrace DevOps, rather than fear change

How do we help Database Administrators (DBAs) embrace DevOps in a way that can be really productive and part of a rich DevOps team that delivers value to customers quickly and continuously? That’s an important question to ask right now because there’s a common view among DBAs that DevOps isn’t for them. They’re responsible... Read more

Data cataloging: A giraffe’s eye view

In the latest DBAle podcast episode our hosts, Chris and Chris, tackled what they really mean by cataloging a database and how taking a ‘giraffe’s eye view’ approach to compliance is not enough. That’s because the most common data concerns for managers and execs center around where your sensitive data is, the risk it... Read more

Why Would You Pay for Flyway?

Flyway is an open-source database deployment tool that also includes a paid tier called Teams. Since it’s open-source, you can just download Flyway and run it for free. You’ll get a robust DevOps tool to assist you in deploying your databases just like you deploy your code. It just works. So, why would you... Read more

The outlook for PASS Data Community Summit is bright

Everyone across the globe is now at different stages of their progress through the pandemic into a new reality. The message in 2020 was We’re all in this together and, to some extent, that’s still true. However, what we need to consider is that everyone is handling things differently, and processing the changes to... Read more

Migrating Between Monitoring Systems

This question comes up all the time: How do you migrate between monitoring systems? The answer is both simple and complicated. In order to understand this better, rather than just rely on my own knowledge, I reached out to a number of people to see how they accomplished this. I’m going to summarize their... Read more

3 ways Managed Services Providers can offer more value

For many businesses, using a Managed Services Provider (MSP) makes sense, particularly when it comes to database management, monitoring and security. They can control costs while still having access to expert resources, and dial up or down the service as required. It’s perhaps no surprise then that 47% of people surveyed in the Channel... Read more

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