The database landscape is constantly evolving, from migrating to the cloud to introducing continuous delivery with DevOps, and from incorporating Platform Engineering approaches to using Generative AI. The pace of change is also faster than ever, and it’s bringing more and more challenges with it. But how are those changes…Read more
In a series of blog posts about AI, I’ve been looking at how intelligent ChatGPT is, how good ChatGPT and Bing are when you employ them as a technology writer, and how the engineering team at Redgate is using GitHub Copilot to aid with writing code. Now it’s time to…Read more
The rise in popularity of open-source RBDMs has encouraged many organizations to adopt PostgreSQL, but as a DBA or Developer, it can be challenging when exploring new database platforms, no matter how experienced you are. When looking at SQL Server, it has many similarities to PostgreSQL, but there are several…Read more
As the size and complexity of database estates increases, with more workloads and data being hosted on more platforms, both on-premises and in the cloud, so the appeal of third-party database monitoring tools has also grown. Their ability to provide a holistic view of an entire estate and monitor multiple…Read more
The last few years have seen a big change in the size, make-up, and nature of database estates. Data is growing both in volume and complexity, it is now normal to have workloads as well as data in multiple public clouds, and organizations are increasingly using different kinds of databases…Read more
Migrating to the cloud has many advantages … until you’re the one tasked with making it happen. For many data professionals, this will be a first step from the traditional, predictable challenges of managing on-premises servers to the many and varied databases and platforms in the cloud. As many have…Read more