In a recent webinar I hosted with my colleague Chris Hawkins, Inside a DBA’s Day: What Really Happens and How to Stay Ahead, we talked through the realities of a typical DBA day and the practical ways teams can stay ahead of issues rather than constantly reacting. For many DBAs,…Read more
Database teams are already juggling a lot. Monitoring the performance of complex, multi-platform estates takes expertise and focus — and that's before you factor in installing, maintaining, and updating the monitoring tooling itself. Read more
Using live data outside production is one of the fastest ways to create compliance risk, because it quickly becomes harder to control who can access it, how it is handled, and how long it is kept. A Test Data Management (TDM) approach provides exactly the kind of controls SOC 2…Read more
Redgate Test Data Manager's latest release adds Entra ID authentication, multi-target anonymization, and direct treatment code editing with workflow improvements to make pipeline management faster and more flexible.Read more
Redgate Monitor now offers PostgreSQL users faster ways to investigate performance problems, with new capabilities such as Query Compare, Top Waits, database-level insights, and custom metrics.Read more
SQL Prompt’s February releases focused on compatibility and stability, with a critical fix for SSMS 22.3 users and several features graduating from experimental to fully supported. SSMS 22.3 Compatibility Fix If you recently upgraded to SSMS 22.3 and experienced crashes with SQL Prompt installed, we’ve resolved this in v11.3.6. The…Read more
The test data management market has told smaller companies the same story for years: compliance is complex, implementations take six months, and you need consultants to get there. Redgate thinks that's wrong, and wrong by design. There's a faster, simpler path to compliant test data. And it starts in 30…Read more
Whether it’s unexpected database growth, a spike in ad hoc queries, or unauthorized user creation, Redgate Monitor’s new additional alert text query provides diagnostic context directly in your custom metric alerts. This will help you eliminate manual investigation and fix critical issues faster.Read more
I recently wrote about a project I created on AWS Aurora PostgreSQL where I’m capturing APRS data from a radio. I focused on the ease of use, getting a database, some Lambda Functions, and a few schedulers working together with a web page. It was easy. However, I’d like to…Read more
I’m sure I’ve never mentioned it, but I’m a licensed amateur radio operator, commonly called a ham. KC1KCE is my call sign. OK, those who know me are currently mumbling to themselves “He won’t shut up about it.” I can hear you. I promise, I’ll keep the radio discussions to…Read more