With the rise in the quantity and the complexity of data organizations now need to handle, the nature of the data that you store is driving the reason for your database platform of choice. Sometimes you have a mix of data, where some is relational and some is heterogeneous, which…Read more
The 2026 State of the Database Landscape report showed that 84% of businesses are now using two or more database platforms (vs 62% in 2020). Businesses revealed that this growth was largely due to the differing use cases across each platform, as well as the need to increase flexibility.…Read more
Updated in 2026. There are a whole range of reasons you should monitor your server estate, from the essentials that support firefighting through to advanced modelling to help with proactive future planning. However, there are a few steps you need to take in order to ensure the monitoring is effective.…Read more
The rise of the digital era has led to increasing concerns among individuals around the protection of their personal data. In 2022, for example, 24% of individuals exercised their right to Data Subject Access Requests, and this rose to 28% in 2023 according to Statista research results. Alongside this has…Read more
I don’t know about you, but after the pandemic I was really left with a newfound appreciation for attending in-person events and connecting with people in real life. Don’t get me wrong, I love the flexibility that comes with hybrid events, and I attend my fair share of virtual meetups…Read more
Deploying database code using pipelines in various CI/CD tools is a common practice among our customers who use Flyway. To enhance security and avoid hardcoding sensitive information like connection strings, they frequently employ variables and secrets in the pipelines. Recently, Redgate introduced a new way to configure target database connections…Read more
You may have heard of test data management (TDM). It’s part of the software delivery process – some would say a crucial part, involving the creation, management, and maintenance of environments for software development and testing. By provisioning fresh, production-like data, it allows developers to test their proposed changes early,…Read more
After many cups of coffee and takeaway pizzas, something changed in the world of SQL Prompt in November 2023. For the first time in SQL Prompt’s history, our engineering team at Redgate brought AI to its breadth of capabilities and called it Prompt+. Using generative AI-powered insights and context-based awareness,…Read more
In a world of too many acronyms and initialisms, we’re here to talk about one more – TDM, aka DevOps test data management. What is DevOps Test Data Management? Like a cliché best-person wedding speech, let’s start with a definition. Gartner says test data management is ‘the process of providing…Read more
In February 2001, 17 people met at the Snowbird ski resort in Utah. They were the leading exponents of Extreme Programming, Scrum, and Adaptive Software Development, and they were seeking a set of compatible values based on trust, respect and collaboration. They wanted to make software development easier. And they…Read more