Redgate Blog

8 April 2019

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

3 April 2019

3 April 2019

The Important Dates Data Model

Are you forgetting something? A data model to help you remember important dates – before they happen. Read more

Dan Ellison

2 April 2019

Dan Ellison

2 April 2019

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

28 March 2019

28 March 2019

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

Foundry

SQL Server configuration

Mary Robbins

27 March 2019

Mary Robbins

27 March 2019

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

Database DevOps

Maturity Assessment Tool

Redgate Data Modeler

20 March 2019

Redgate Data Modeler

20 March 2019

A Data Model for an Online Musical Equipment Shop

What kind of data model supports an online musical equipment store? Read more

Jamie Wallis

14 March 2019

Jamie Wallis

14 March 2019

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

Redgate Monitor

The State of SQL Server Monitoring

Rebecca Edwards

12 March 2019

Rebecca Edwards

12 March 2019

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

SQL Provision

Redgate Data Modeler

6 March 2019

Redgate Data Modeler

6 March 2019

A Data Model for a Wine Store

Producing a great wine is a really complex process, one that takes many years to master. Offering and selling wines to customers is another complicated process. There are many stores specializing in only one product. If you want that product, you’ll go to that store. Wine stores are an example of what I’m talking... Read more

4 March 2019

4 March 2019

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

data masking

SQL Provision