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Diversity in tech – how can we close the growing gender gap?

Diversity is one of the most prominent issues faced by digital businesses today. Research from industry body Tech Nation shows that women in IT are outnumbered by men 4:1 and make up just 19% of the UK digital workforce. The lack of young women taking up IT courses is a big cause of this... Read more

Six reasons to version control your database

Updated April 2020 For most application developers, it’s unthinkable to work without version control. The benefits of tracking and retaining an incremental history of code changes are long understood in the world of software development. No surprise then that 80% of respondents in our 2020 State of Database DevOps survey confirmed they’re already using this... Read more

Where do data breaches come from?

I recently did some research on the source of data breaches and in this article, I’m going to talk a bit about my current favorite source for breach information, and what I learned. Verizon publishes the Data Breach Investigations Report annually and the latest report is the 11th edition, so they’ve had some practice.... Read more

How can we close the tech skills gap?

One of the most profound challenges faced by technology companies today is talent. According to the latest Harvey Nash survey, 65% of CIOs believe that a shortage of tech skills is affecting their ability to respond to change. The study quizzed 3,958 leaders globally and explored the causes of the tech skills gap – particularly... Read more

Learn from expert industry speakers at SQL in the City Summits in the US and APAC

Following the inaugural SQL in the City Summit in London, we’re excited to take the event on tour over the coming weeks, bringing major industry figures together to present in Los Angeles, Austin, Australia and New Zealand. Redgate’s Summits aim to demonstrate how data professionals can deliver value faster, while keeping data safe, by... Read more

Data breach notifications don’t need to be scary

Ever since the GDPR was introduced, the subject of data breach notifications has worried a lot of people. How do you write one? What do you need to include? What will the ramifications be? Will it make your customers run for the hills? Will it get you fired? I’ve got news for you, courtesy... Read more

4 steps to laying the foundations for standardized database development

Updated June 2020 In the increasingly demanding world of software delivery, IT teams are feeling the pressure to deliver value to customers – either internally to the business, or external users – quicker than ever. This is often at odds with the day-to-day demands associated with maintaining legacy code, fixing and reworking issues, and... Read more

A SaaS Subscription Data Model

SaaS (Software as a Service) is one of the three main components of Cloud computing. Usually, SaaS applications are web-based and can handle many different users at one time. Subscription-based solutions are very popular SaaS offerings. Some well-known SaaS products include Microsoft Office 365, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Slack, Jira, Stripe, and (of course)... Read more

Easing the transition from shared to dedicated database development

Working in dedicated development environments for the database is the ideal for many. This is the message we frequently hear throughout the industry from thought leaders, at conferences, and in many written pieces about implementing best practices. Yet 70% of developers still work in shared environments, as highlighted in the 2020 State of Database... Read more

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