What is DevOps and how should organizations introduce it? In this series of articles, we talk to DevOps thought leaders who are leading the way in implementing advanced software development practices like DevOps for database as well as application development. What are the challenges they’ve faced, how have they overcome them, and what lessons... Read more
Last week we had the pleasure of speaking to SQL Authority’s Pinal Dave to show him some of our favorite SQL Monitor features! Pinal has used – and been a fan of – SQL Monitor since it launched in 2008 (fun fact: it was named SQL Response back then). There are, however, some newer... Read more
In the first post in this series, I talked about the challenges for the US Government sector when attempting to introduce DevOps. The sector lags behind others such as Financial Services on every measure, yet the technical obstacles like a disruption to workflows and a lack of appropriate skills are the same. Beyond those... Read more
Organizations around the world are turning to DevOps as a way of working together to improve the efficiency and quality of software delivery and increase value to the business. But what exactly is DevOps and what does it mean for you and your organization? Welcome to DevOps 101. Our new monthly webinar series aims to... Read more
Running successful cross-functional projects, when teams are no longer co-located in the same physical space, requires a different approach. Read on to find out how we used this as an opportunity to improve how the Marketing Division at Redgate collaborates with other parts of the business and how you can apply some of our... Read more
Over the last five years, Redgate’s annual State of Database DevOps Report has provided valuable insights into how and why DevOps is being adopted, along with the drivers for introducing it for both application and database development, and the obstacles businesses and organizations face. Importantly, with responses from developers, database specialists and IT leadership... Read more
We recently released a minor version of SQL Monitor, v12.1, that includes Tagging and a new ‘Current Activity’ page. This blog post will outline the latter feature. What is the new Current Activity page? SQL Monitor provides a lot of information on individual servers collected through our samplers which run periodically. That information is... Read more
What is DevOps and how should organizations introduce it? In this series of articles, we talk to DevOps thought leaders who are leading the way in implementing advanced software development practices like DevOps for database as well as application development. What are the challenges they’ve faced, how have they overcome them, and what lessons... Read more
We recently released a minor version of SQL Monitor, v12.1, that includes two exciting new features: ‘Tagging’ and a ‘Current Activity’ page. Find a post on the latter here. As you start to have responsibility for more than a handful of SQL Server instances, you’ll need to get more organised. Everyone around you benefits... Read more
I love SQLBits. It’s one of the largest community run Microsoft database platform conferences in the world – and it’s fun too. It’s the fun part I really like about it and this year’s arcade-themed event from 8 to 12 March looks to be no different. It will be different in one way, though,... Read more
Compliant Database DevOps
Standardize team-based development
Automate database deployments
Monitor performance and availability
Protect and preserve data
