How Redgate use SQL Clone internally to provision databases

An Interview with the Redgate IT Manager to discover how SQL Provision is being used to implement a new database provisioning process. Read more

How to import an existing database to SQL Change Automation

The Visual Studio extension of SQL Change Automation (SCA) allows you to adopt a migrations-first approach to database source control and deployment. There are a number of different ways teams can get started with SCA, in Visual Studio, and chere I’m going to show to get up and running when there is already an existing development database. Read more

How to examine differences with SQL Compare Summary View and SQL View

Jamie Wallis introduces the new Summary View, which is a tab that sits alongside SQL View and provides a more concise breakdown of the differences between two objects. Read more

The SQL Prompt Functionality Finder

You have SQL Prompt, but are you aware of all the things it can do and how to get it to do it? Phil Factor provides a handy table to make it obvious. Read more

Database provisioning from backups using SQL Clone

A step-by-step guide to creating an image from a database full backup, or from a full backup plus differential backup. Read more

Unearthing Bad Deployments with SQL Monitor and Redgate’s Database DevOps Tools

Sudden performance issues in SQL Server can have many causes, ranging all the way from malfunctioning hardware, through to simple misconfiguration, or perhaps just end users doing things they shouldn't. But one particularly common culprit is when deployments go wrong: I don't know a single DBA who hasn't been burned by a bad release. Read more

SQL Prompt Tip: how to control when the suggestion box pops up

By default, SQL Prompt shows code auto-completion suggestions automatically, and continuously. Phil Factor shows how to control this behavior, for the times when you need it to be a little less intrusive, such as when working through more intricate coding problems that require careful thought. Read more

Bringing DevOps to the database – Moody’s Analytics and SQL Clone

Moody's Analytics had a constant need to provision database copies, particularly for the Test Engineers who needed to run multiple daily database integration and acceptance tests. SQL Clone reduced the time taken to deploy a database copy to minutes, instead of hours. Read more

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 more

General

Tackle common database problems more effectively

While the database is sometimes seen as the blocker in the development process, it doesn’t have to be. With the right knowledge and tools, you can stop problems before they occur, help to speed up development, and reduce errors at deployment time. That’s where the Redgate Hub enters the picture. It’s the one resource you Read more