Protecting production data in non-production environments
Grant Fritchey discusses the need to ‘shift left’ the database and associated database testing, while keeping sensitive data secure when it is outside the production environment, and how SQL Provision can help you achieve this. Read moreNew permissions features brings access control to SQL Clone
SQL Clone permissions give you simple control over who can access SQL Clone, and what they can do with it. Read more
Basic data masking for development work using SQL Clone and SQL Data Generator
Richard Macaskill describes a lightweight copy-and-generate approach for making a sanitized database build available to development teams, using SQL Clone, SQL Change Automation and SQL Data Generator. Read moreUsing striped backups with SQL Clone
Can we use a striped backup as the source for a SQL Clone image? Yes we can! Read moreWhy is my clone so small?
How is it possible that the cloned databases could be so small and lightweight, and yet behave exactly like any normal database, complete with all the data? It sounds like magic, but it's not. It simply makes clever use of native Windows virtualization technology. Read moreSQL Clone: the aspirin for your database provisioning headaches
For teams who use a shared development database out of necessity rather than choice, SQL Clone might make the dedicated model viable for the first time. Read moreSQL Clone and backups protected with TDE – part 2
Steve Jones proves that SQL Clone can create a clone from a TDE-protected SQL Server database backup. Read moreSQL Clone and databases protected with TDE – part 1
Steve Jones proves that SQL Clone can create a clone from a SQL Server database that is protected by Transparent Data Encryption (TDE). Read moreA behind the scenes glimpse of SQL Clone
It has always been a difficult task to provision development and test environments so that they reflect as closely as possible what’s present in production. With the rise of containerization and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies, some parts of this are becoming much easier. We can automate the process of spinning up and configuring new virtual Read moreRedgate Hub
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