Software Delivery Robert Sheldon in Software Delivery DevOps application delivery pipeline Robert Sheldon explains the DevOps Application Delivery Pipeline and some of the terms such as Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.... 15 July 2019 12 min read
Database Administration K. Brian Kelley in Database Administration The End of SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Extended Support Many organisations still run their companies on SQL Server 2008 or 2008 R2. There are many reasons to upgrade, but... 21 June 2019 26 min read
Software Delivery Robert Sheldon in Software Delivery DevOps and application delivery Robert Sheldon explains DevOps DevOps and application delivery. He compares DevOps to Waterfall and Agile methodologies. … 17 June 2019 10 min read
Database Administration Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman in Database Administration Navigate Linux for SQL Server DBAs Kellyn Pot’Vin-Gorman shows how to navigate Linux for SQL Server DBAs, using aliases, setting up environment variables, and examining processes.… 17 June 2019 18 min read
Database DevOps Adam Hafner in Database DevOps Database unit testing As database changes are added to the DevOps pipeline, database unit testing becomes crucial. In this article, Adam Hafner describes... 30 May 2019 14 min read
Data Privacy and Protection Robert Sheldon in Data Privacy and Protection Introduction to SQL Server Security — Part 6 SQL Server has many tools used to make it secure. In this article, Robert Sheldon demonstrates several of these features... 29 May 2019 15 min read
Containers and Virtualization Carlos Robles in Containers and Virtualization Creating Your First SQL Server Docker Container in macOS The use of macOS by developers and IT professionals has gained popularity the past few years. Running a sandboxed SQL... 13 May 2019 14 min read
Testing Michael Sorens in Testing The Phantom Menace in Unit Testing Testing is a challenging yet crucial part of software development, but how do you know that a test is telling... 09 May 2019 10 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Why DBAs Must Embrace DevOps A good day for a database administrator (DBA) is a lot like a good airline flight. A lot of excitement... 09 May 2019 3 min read
Editorials Kendra Little in Editorials What is Automation? Today I got a bit closer to a meaningful definition of automation as it applies to the software development process.... 30 April 2019 5 min read
Security Robert Sheldon in Security Introduction to SQL Server Security — Part 5 SQL Server contains many built-in views and functions that can be used to understand what is going on “under the... 23 April 2019 21 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Scary Stories from the Trenches If you have worked with databases long enough, you probably have many frightening stories to tell about things that have... 03 April 2019 3 min read
Oracle Cynthia Dzikiti in Oracle Security Considerations for ERP Applications Security is, or at least should be, the priority for any IT system. In this article, Cynthia Dzikiti discusses the... 01 April 2019 16 min read
Data Privacy and Protection Grant Fritchey in Data Privacy and Protection GDPR in the USA GDPR enforcement began in May of 2018, but if you are doing business in the US, you may not think... 28 March 2019 10 min read
Data Privacy and Protection Robert Sheldon in Data Privacy and Protection Introduction to SQL Server Security — Part 4 The sa account is the most powerful account in a SQL Server instance, and most DBAs disable it. There are... 26 March 2019 19 min read
Data Privacy and Protection Robert Sheldon in Data Privacy and Protection Introduction to SQL Server Security — Part 3 SQL Server supports partially contained databases. This gives you the option of adding database users with a password inside the... 25 February 2019 14 min read
Software Delivery Afsana Atar in Software Delivery Applied AI in Software Development Artificial Intelligence is making inroads in all aspects of technology. In this article, Afsana Atar explains the role of AI... 20 February 2019 14 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Protecting Data During Development In the years before joining Redgate, I was a SQL Server database consultant. I spent a lot of time doing... 20 February 2019 3 min read
Database DevOps Grant Fritchey in Database DevOps DevOps Without the Database: A Cautionary Tale Communication is the foundation of DevOps. Grant Fritchey tells the tale of a project that failed because of previous communication... 07 February 2019 12 min read
Editorials Robert Cain in Editorials What is the purpose of your organization? A lesson in DevOps I’ve been speaking a lot on the topic of DevOps lately, and there’s a question I like to ask. What... 29 January 2019 5 min read
