Redgate Product Learning

Detecting Data Masking Gaps in a CI Pipeline

Chandan Shukla — 2026-04-23 12:06:01

If you use Redgate Test Data Manager to anonymize production-derived test data and Flyway to manage schema changes, you need a way to keep masking rules aligned with schema evolution. The most reliable approach is to validate masking coverage in CI: run a masking drift check as part of the Flyway pipeline and fail the build if schema changes introduce sensitive columns that aren’t yet covered by the masking configuration. This article shows how the check works, what it validates, and where it can fit into a typical delivery workflow.…

AI meets Test Data: Compliance and coverage without the guesswork

Kayla Stevens — 2026-04-17 20:16:46

Your masking scripts cover the columns you know about. Maybe you’ve vibe-coded a few extras to fill the gaps. But scripts only catch what you thought to account for, break quietly as schemas change, and “most of it” doesn’t hold up in an audit. Closing the compliance gap shouldn’t mean opening a quality one. But when test data is hard to generate realistically, most teams default back …

Safe Database Change at Scale with Flyway Enterprise

Tony Davis — 2026-04-13 09:28:12

How do teams keep database change safe, controlled, and traceable as AI-assisted coding increases the pace of delivery? Redgate Flyway Enterprise builds the necessary controls, visibility, security checks, and traceability, directly into the database change process, so every change follows a controlled and verifiable path from commit to deployment.…

A Practical Guide to Refactoring Production Databases with Redgate Data Modeler

Emil Drkušić — 2026-04-08 11:13:24

Refactoring a production database is rarely just a schema cleanup exercise. Once a system is live, even sensible improvements can have consequences for existing data and for the applications, reports, and integrations that depend on the current design. This article shows how Redgate Data Modeler can help teams redesign more safely by making those changes visible, documented, and easier to plan.…

Compliance without compromise: Test data management that finally fits

Charlotte Cox — 2026-04-01 15:58:07

You know you shouldn’t have sensitive production data in test environments. But every time you look at fixing it, the options feel impossible: enterprise tools that cost six figures and take months to implement, or DIY scripts that sort of work until they don’t. So, it stays on the backlog. In this session, we’ll challenge the assumption that …

Master your SQL Development Workflow: From Design to Deployment

Xanthe Saunders Martin — 2026-03-27 15:11:53

A webinar series for database professionals in the Nordics, Benelux, and beyond. Learn best practices from the Nordics and Benelux region, tackle challenges, and sharpen your DevOps skills with expert-led sessions.…

Control in practice: running modern database estates

Sarah Lahiff — 2026-03-18 11:19:21

In this on-demand webinar, Redgate Advocates Steve Jones and Pat Wright explore what database modernization really looks like today and why operational friction is increasing.…

From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: Gain Control and Confidence in Your Monolithic Database Changes

guadalupe.garcia — 2026-03-17 18:33:47

Monolithic systems sit at the core of many mission‑critical platforms, especially in industries such as finance, but they often become a bottleneck when change feels risky. In practice, most organizations don’t fix monolithic databases or break them apart all at once. Instead, they work with them: stabilizing the core, managing dependencies, and making controlled, incremental …

Stay in control. Ship the change

Chris O'Connor — 2026-03-13 16:21:35

Mastering release pipelines and database change management Join us live on Thursday, May 7th at 11:00 AM PT as John Bristow (Principal Developer Advocate, Octopus Deploy) and Andrew Pierce (Redgate Solution Architect – Flyway) come together to demonstrate how modern engineering and operations teams can stay in control of their release pipelines and ship secure, …

Test Data Management and SOC 2 Compliance

Tony Davis — 2026-03-13 15:06:23

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 auditors look for in this situation: an automated, traceable end-to-end process for protecting, provisioning, and removing customer data so it can be used safely in non-production environments.…

How to prepare for cloud migration with Redgate Monitor – Making informed decisions with better data

Maria Perez — 2026-03-03 10:31:07

Cloud migrations are more than simply moving databases from on-premises to a server in the cloud, we need to make sure that what we are moving is going to work, be secure, and understand how much it will cost. Being able to get the right information, at the right time, to make the right decisions …

One-click SQL Prompt Using a Stream Deck

Louis Davidson — 2026-02-19 11:53:28

SQL Prompt is full of features that make it easier to write and maintain SQL, improve code quality, and keep team coding standards consistent. But when you're busy writing code, can you always remember the shortcut you need, right when you need it? If not, a Stream Deck can turn them into simple, one-button keyboard actions.…

Control your dependencies in Flyway Desktop for Oracle and SQL Server Databases

Stephanie Herr — 2026-02-16 17:52:51

One of Flyway’s biggest strengths is its ability to track your database schema as individual SQL DDL scripts on disk. This gives you full version control over every object, along with a complete audit trail of what changed, who changed it, when it changed, and why. For teams working with Oracle and/or SQL Server, this …

Compliance Without Compromise: Test Data Management That Finally Fits

Charlotte Cox — 2026-02-13 11:42:42

You know sensitive production data shouldn't be in your test environments but the fixes feel impossible. Enterprise tools cost a fortune, DIY scripts break at scale, and so it stays on the backlog. This session shows you there's a third option.…

Database Deployments Without the Drama – Webinar

Andrea Ochoa — 2026-02-03 13:16:48

Inside a DBA’s Day: What Really Happens (and How to Stay Ahead)

udara.ratnakumara — 2026-02-03 04:59:41

Join database experts Hugo (an ex-DBA who’s lived the role) and Chris as they walk through a real-world day in the life of a DBA, using Redgate Monitor to stay in control.…

Mastering AI Prompts: How to Get the Best Out of SQL Prompt AI

Adam Atreides — 2026-01-27 18:11:14

Most frustrations with AI tools stem from unclear prompts. This article uses realistic SQL examples to show how to get more predictable, useful results with SQL Prompt AI in day-to-day work, from writing reporting queries to improving the performance of existing SQL.…

Flyway Community in der Praxis: Best Practices, Tipps und Tricks

Selen Seltuk — 2026-01-26 12:51:32

Dieses Webinar richtet sich an Entwickler, DevOps-Teams und Datenbankverantwortliche, die Flyway Community im Alltag einsetzen. Wir zeigen empfohlene Vorgehensweisen, häufige Stolperfallen und einfache Optimierungen, mit denen Sie Ihre Datenbankmigrationen konsistent und zuverlässig umsetzen können – ohne zusätzlichen Aufwand oder Komplexität. Jetzt kostenlos ansehen.…

Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026: The Fight for Control

Sarah Lahiff — 2026-01-22 14:44:37

Join Redgaters Steve Jones, Kellyn Gorman, Grant Fritchey and Pat Wright as they unpack the key findings from the latest State of the Database Landscape report, based on insights from thousands of database professionals worldwide. All registrations will receive a copy of the 2026 report.…

Accelerating AI, Performance, and Resilience with SQL Server 2025

Bryony Ford — 2026-01-16 13:34:03

Microsoft and Everpure were Presenting sponsors of 2025 PASS Summit On Tour and Redgate, as proud hosts of the event series, are delighted to welcome them to present a webinar. SQL Server 2025 delivers powerful new capabilities for AI, developer productivity, and performance all ready to run at scale on modern infrastructure. Learn directly from …