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

New 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

Using striped backups with SQL Clone

Can we use a striped backup as the source for a SQL Clone image? Yes we can! Read more

Why 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 more

SQL 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 more