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At Redgate, we're fascinated by software development and how to do it smarter, better and more intelligently. How do we reduce the burden of legacy code and technical debt, for example? How do we use test-driven development to make the code as robust as possible. How do we apply UX principles and skills to make the complicated software we develop intuitive to use?

Gareth Bragg

Gareth Bragg

15 December 2020

Gareth Bragg

Gareth Bragg

15 December 2020

The path beyond skills maps

We’ve already shared our reflections on seven years with skills maps, and our realization that we needed something more. We wanted something that could: Help people to develop within their current role Show different directions they could take their careers Set consistent expectations across people within roles Be relevant and… Read more

Progression framework

skills map

Roseanna Mumby

Roseanna Mumby

8 November 2019

Roseanna Mumby

Roseanna Mumby

8 November 2019

How Redgate can support you and your community

As I’m sure you’ve already heard, Redgate recently celebrated 20 years of making ingeniously simple software, but did you know that we’ve also been supporting the Microsoft Data Platform community since 1999? Over the last 20 years, we’ve helped thousands of data professionals across the globe develop their skills, improve… Read more
Matt Hilbert

Matt Hilbert

4 October 2019

Matt Hilbert

Matt Hilbert

4 October 2019

Whatever happened to Azure Explorer?

Some time ago, Redgate created the free Microsoft Azure storage tool, Azure Explorer. It’s a neat solution that lets users manage all of their Azure blobs in one place, reliably upload and download them through its responsive UI, transfer them between storage accounts, and easily search and filter blobs. While… Read more

Azure Explorer