Database DevOps Mike Cuppett in Database DevOps Recruiting DBAs for DevOps DBAs are in great demand, but what if you are recruiting a DBA for DevOps? Mike Cuppett explains how to... 04 February 2021 10 min read
PowerShell Greg Moore in PowerShell PowerShell editors and environments part 1 There is no shortage of PowerShell editors and environments for developing and running scripts. Greg Moore explains some of his... 02 February 2021 11 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Falling out of the zone If you are lucky enough to enjoy the work you do, it could be because you are frequently “in the... 27 January 2021 3 min read
Oracle Jonathan Lewis in Oracle Oracle archived redo size – the research Oracle archived redo size may be smaller than that of online redo log files. In this article, Jonathan Lewis takes... 11 January 2021 15 min read
Editorials Brett Newski in Editorials Visit your parents Why is it such a cliché to complain about our parents? You hear it from friends or in films all the time…”damn,... 11 January 2021 3 min read
Data Science Shree Das in Data Science Kubeflow for data scientists introduction Machine learning projects often stall when it's time to deploy. Shree Das introduces Kubeflow for data scientists, an end-to-end solution... 08 January 2021 7 min read
T-SQL Programming Uwe Ricken in T-SQL Programming Heaps in SQL Server: Part 4 PFS contention When inserting rows into a heap, SQL Server must sometimes update the PFS page which can PFS contention and affect... 05 January 2021 14 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Postponed goals, plans, and resolutions Every year, folks make resolutions and set goals for the new year. It would be interesting to have some real... 22 December 2020 2 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials A year of giving back at Redgate This year has been difficult for most of us, and it’s almost over. The lives of people throughout the world... 14 December 2020 3 min read
Database DevOps Kendra Little in Database DevOps Feature branches and pull requests with Git to manage conflicts Feature branching and pull requests are two important concepts when using Git. In this article, Kendra Little explains these patterns... 07 December 2020 14 min read
Data Science Shree Das in Data Science Deep Learning with GPU Acceleration Deep Learning theories have been around for many decades, but solutions have not always been practical due to hardware constraints.... 30 November 2020 7 min read
Oracle Jonathan Lewis in Oracle Are your Oracle archived log files much too small? Oracle sometimes generates smaller archived redo logs than you might expect based on the size of the online redo logs.... 30 November 2020 12 min read
Editorials Preston Eicher in Editorials Why installing a “cringe-meter” on social media can boost joy Do you cringe while scrolling through social media? When have you ever felt better after scrolling? If you feel like... 24 November 2020 3 min read
T-SQL Programming Joe Celko in T-SQL Programming Normal Forms To prevent data change anomalies, a database should be normalized. Did you know that there are 10 normal forms? In... 20 November 2020 22 min read
Oracle Srinivasan Suresh in Oracle SQL Developer – A great tool and better ways to use it SQL Developer is a popular free tool for working with Oracle databases. In this article Srinivasan Suresh explains several features... 19 November 2020 14 min read
Editorials Kendra Little in Editorials Three ways that taking the State of Database DevOps Survey helps the community Redgate has recently opened the 2021 State of Database DevOps Survey. Whether or not your organization does DevOps, I would... 16 November 2020 2 min read
Database DevOps Robert Sheldon in Database DevOps 10 DevOps strategies for working with legacy databases The database is often left behind as organisations embrace DevOps. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains how to successfully bring... 29 October 2020 11 min read
Kendra Little in Editorials Why database folks should care about User Research I attended a training session at Redgate this week by Chris Spalton. Chris’ session topic was “An Introduction into Planning... 27 October 2020 4 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Is communication always important? Conventional wisdom says that communication is the critical for success in just about any aspect of life, be that personal... 20 October 2020 3 min read
Editorials Kathi Kellenberger in Editorials Spreadsheet blamed for UK Covid-19 testing debacle Whenever I teach database topics to a class of beginners, someone inevitably says that Microsoft Excel is a database. Excel... 06 October 2020 3 min read