Product articles Database Builds and Deployments
Testing SQL Server Stored Procedures and Functions with SQL Data Compare
Phil Factor demonstrates a cunning way to test stored procedures or functions, such as after refactoring, by storing the 'before' and 'after' results in views and then using SQL Data Compare to spot any discrepancies. Read more
How to cope with Database Drift during Deployment using SQL Compare
Phil Factor on how to cope with any database drift that results from various checks and tests and fixes made during deployment. Read moreThe Database Development Stage
Phil Factor distills the basic tasks of the database development stage and explains how SQL Compare can help tackle them. Read more
Getting Started with Automatic Database Branch Switching
Alexander Diab demonstrates how a team of developers can work on and test features in different branches of a SQL Server database development project, while their local development database automatically remains 'synchronized' with the current branch in version control. Read moreDeployment Suite for Oracle: What’s new? Redgate Change Automation
Redgate Change Automation is now part of the Deployment Suite for Oracle. It is a command line tool that makes it easier and safer to automate Oracle database deployments. It has four commands to help you build, test, prepare, and perform Oracle database releases with built-in safety checks. Read more
Allowing for manual checks and changes during database deployments
SQL Change Automation enables users to make database changes to production safely and efficiently using PowerShell cmdlets, which can be integrated easily into any release management tool. This article will show you how to automate database deployments safely, by using SQL Change Automation from within PowerShell scripts, and how a deployment script for a release can be checked and amended as part of the process. Read more
A Hybrid Approach to Database DevOps
A flexible approach to Database DevOps where the team maintain the current state of the database in version control, during development, and then at key stages generate and test the migrations script that will deploy the changes to the target database, safely. Read moreSQL Server Database Deployment: What Could Go Wrong?
Phil Factor tackles the tricky questions you will need to answer when deciding how to automate your SQL Server database builds and deployments with Redgate's development, version control and deployment tools. Read moreBuild and fill a SQL Server Database using SQL Compare CLI and a Batch Script
Phil Factor provides a powerful DOS batch script which, when coupled with SQL Compare CLI, allows you to build databases from source, during development, and fill them with the specific datasets required for testing. Read moreRedgate Hub
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