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Grant Fritchey
Grant Fritchey
7 June 2023
Grant Fritchey
Grant Fritchey
7 June 2023

Redgate and the Cloud: How we can help you

*Updated for 2023* For many of us, our cloud undertakings are growing and growing, and it can be dauting to embark on a cloud migration initiative of any scale. The good news is, Redgate is right there with you. Many of our tools already work with the cloud. Also, we work with the cloud. Our own knowledge and understanding there is constantly expanding. I’d like to share a bunch of training and resources that we’ve put together from more general tips on migration projects, through to specific, Azure, AWS and Google-related content. Non-technical tips for cloud migration initiatives While there’s

Guest post

This is a guest post from Grant Fritchey.

Grant Fritchey works for Redgate Software as a Devops Advocate. Grant has worked for more than thirty years in IT as a developer and a DBA. He has built systems from the major enterprise to distributed systems to small boutique companies. Grant writes articles on various data related topics for SQL Server Central and SimpleTalk. He is the author of multiple books including, SQL Server Execution Plans and SQL Server Query Performance Tuning. Grant currently serves on the Board of Directors of the PASS organization, a non-profit professional organization for data professionals. He develops and presents complete structured learning plans to teach Azure, AWS, and other data related topics to developers and other IS personnel. Grant is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and an AWS Community Builder.

*Updated for 2023*

For many of us, our cloud undertakings are growing and growing, and it can be dauting to embark on a cloud migration initiative of any scale. The good news is, Redgate is right there with you. Many of our tools already work with the cloud. Also, we work with the cloud. Our own knowledge and understanding there is constantly expanding. I’d like to share a bunch of training and resources that we’ve put together from more general tips on migration projects, through to specific, Azure, AWS and Google-related content.

Non-technical tips for cloud migration initiatives

While there’s a lot to learn in terms of the technical aspects of data migration, there are also the wider organizational considerations. These resources are all worth a look:

 

 

Amazon Web Services – AWS

As I learn, I like to put together blog posts and videos. Here you can find several of the videos I did a few years back as I expanded my skill set into AWS RDS. Please check this stuff out:

In addition, I’ve recorded some short videos to demonstrate how our products work within AWS RDS:

Azure

In Redgate University we’ve published a course on how to use SQL Change Automation within Azure SQL Database. Below are also a couple of links to show you how Redgate Monitor provides a single pane of glass to view your Azure databases and your on prem databases at the same time:

Google

I’ve also experimented with Google SQL Database. Several of our tools work there as well:

Conclusion

More generally, you can also read my post on ‘How Can Redgate Tools Help with a Cloud Migration?’ and visit this Cloud page to understand all of the cloud based functionality of Redgate Monitor.

As you can see, we’re ready, willing, and able to help you with your cloud migrations and all the work you’re doing out there already. We’ve got more great stuff coming, both in terms of general knowledge and Redgate specific learning. If there’s anything we’re missing or areas where you want some more help, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

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