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11 August 2025

How to mitigate the challenges of data growth

Updated in 2026. I’ve rarely met a data professional whose organization wasn’t experiencing data growth and making more demands of their data. We build and deploy new applications faster than we retire old ones, and new data is accumulating dramatically faster on our existing systems than our ability to decide… Read more

7 July 2025

7 July 2025

How Attending Conferences Can Boost Your Skills and Career

If you’ve ever wondered whether attending a conference is worth the time and budget, you’re not alone. But for data professionals, the right event can be a game-changer, not just for your technical skills, but for your career trajectory. At Redgate, we’ve seen firsthand how events like PASS Data Community… Read more

2 July 2025

2 July 2025

10 Essential Things to Know Before Diving into Database DevOps

In today’s rapidly evolving world of development, Database DevOps is becoming an essential practice. It combines the agility of DevOps with the intricacies of databases, all with the goal of enhancing speed, stability and collaboration when it comes to database changes. However, before diving into Database DevOps there are some… Read more

14 February 2025

14 February 2025

Redgate’s new PostgreSQL book is now available for free download

Redgate's new book, 'Introduction to PostgreSQL for the data professional', is now available for free download. Hear from authors Ryan Booz & Grant Fritchey about their inspiration for the book and the challenges they faced along the way. Read more

27 January 2025

27 January 2025

Inside Perspectives: Database infrastructure – from your data center to the cloud

When I look back at my career in technology, I’m amazed at the rate of change, but also by just how much has remained the same. My first introductions to database technology were FoxPro, SQL Server 2000 and Oracle, and the applications that ran on top of them. Today, while… Read more

cloud

cloud migration

Cloud security

Hannah Stewart-Beattie

13 January 2025

Hannah Stewart-Beattie

13 January 2025

Snowflake is the Database Management System of the Year 2024

DB-Engines reveals Snowflake as the DBMS of the Year 2024, beating PostgreSQL and Oracle. Read more

10 March 2018

10 March 2018

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Deadlocks with Redgate Monitor

This article explains what SQL Server deadlocks are, why they occur, why they require immediate investigation, and the diagnostic data required to troubleshoot them. It then demonstrates an "Update Order" deadlock condition and shows how to find the cause quickly, in Redgate Monitor, using the Extended Events deadlock graph provided… Read more

20 September 2017

20 September 2017

The importance of bringing Python to SQL Server

When SQL Server 2017 launched, Microsoft proudly announced that it was the first relational database engine to ship with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. In the future, database servers running its software won’t just be able to store, query, and analyse data. Instead, they’ll also be able to perform machine learning,… Read more

23 August 2017

23 August 2017

Why don’t you unit test SQL Server code?

The download count of the tSQLt unit testing framework is surprisingly low, yet this outstanding open source software can revolutionize your SQL Server development process. Hopefully, this post will show the benefits of test-driven development and including automated SQL Server unit testing within your release pipeline. This simple technique can… Read more

SQL Server

tsqlt

unit test

Security and compliance

Database monitoring and observability

Database change management

Productivity and workflow automation

AI data readiness

Database modernization

Efficiency and cost optimization

Cloud migration and workload optimization

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Redgate Monitor

SQL Toolbelt Essentials

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Redgate Blog

Posts tagged with SQL Server

How to mitigate the challenges of data growth

How Attending Conferences Can Boost Your Skills and Career

10 Essential Things to Know Before Diving into Database DevOps

Redgate’s new PostgreSQL book is now available for free download

Inside Perspectives: Database infrastructure – from your data center to the cloud

Snowflake is the Database Management System of the Year 2024

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Deadlocks with Redgate Monitor

The importance of bringing Python to SQL Server

Why don’t you unit test SQL Server code?

2026 State of the Database Landscape

Introduction to PostgreSQL for the data professional

Security and compliance

Database monitoring and observability

Database change management

Productivity and workflow automation

AI data readiness

Database modernization

Efficiency and cost optimization

Cloud migration and workload optimization

Redgate Flyway

Redgate Monitor

SQL Toolbelt Essentials

Redgate Test Data Manager

Posts tagged with SQL Server

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