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Bringing certainty to the uncertainty of Brexit

These are tough times for businesses in the EU. Is the UK going to be in or out? Will it be a managed deal or no deal? Will it happen next week, next month, or never? What’s the latest twist in the tale? Quite simply, businesses are finding it difficult to plan anything when... Read more

5 ways to compete faster – and safer – in financial services

The financial services sector is undergoing a transformation. Tech giants like Google, Apple and Amazon are stepping into the frame with digital wallets, mobile payments and lending services, and FinTech startups are setting new standards for digital innovation and customer experience. All of which is encouraging established financial service companies to rethink themselves as... Read more

SQL Server Configuration — the Redgate survey results

In the Foundry Team at Redgate, we’ve been looking into how data professionals manage the complexities of their wider data estates. One aspect of this is configuring, deploying and monitoring drift across their numerous servers. I recently wrote a deep dive into our qualitative research findings and, alongside that research, we also conducted a survey with 95 SQL... Read more

4 top tips for starting your database DevOps journey

If you’ve read the Accelerate State of DevOps Report from DORA and the 2019 State of Database DevOps report from Redgate, you’ll see how they resonate in terms of the benefits to be gained from adopting DevOps. In short, 85% of organizations have already adopted DevOps or plan to do so in the next... Read more

Have your say on the state of SQL Server monitoring

In 2018 we ran the industry’s first ever state of SQL Server monitoring survey. We received an excellent response from over 600 people in a range of sectors, in organizations of every size across the globe. They provided valuable insights into what they thought the biggest challenges were for them and their estates over... Read more

5 reasons why backup and restore doesn’t cut it in dev and test

If developers and testers work with a database that has similar data characteristics and is of a similar size to production, it will lead to fewer surprises when deploying database changes and help the team troubleshoot urgent production bugs or performance issues. Likewise, if developers have an easy way to spin up multiple database... Read more

Why SQL Provision should be at the top of your procurement list

2018 will be remembered as the year the world stood up and took note of how slack some organizations were being with their data. The EU enacted the GDPR – the most far reaching data protection law so far – which seemed to lead to a snowball effect. Japan, Australia, India, and US states... Read more

How PASS introduced compliant database DevOps

In 2018, the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) was faced with the challenge of putting into place the processes that would enable it to comply with the GDPR as well as upcoming legislation like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and New York’s SHIELD Act. Each of the regulations affects any organization that... Read more

You’re ready for DevOps, but is your workplace?

DevOps is gathering pace. More and more organizations are recognizing that by encouraging collaboration, cooperation, and communication, they can release features faster and offer advantages to customers sooner. That’s the promise, but in order to adopt DevOps, organizations need to be able to embrace the openness it requires, change the way they function, encourage... Read more

What learning and development means at Redgate

At Redgate, encouraging personal development in our teams is fundamental to building amazing products. As well as developing new skills for employees to apply to their current work, personal development has a huge impact on job satisfaction. Drive by Daniel H. Pink discusses the principals behind what motivates us. He suggests that three main... Read more

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