{"id":107625,"date":"2025-09-17T10:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T10:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/?p=107625"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:00:25","slug":"lend-your-voice-to-the-state-of-the-database-landscape-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/opinion\/editorials\/lend-your-voice-to-the-state-of-the-database-landscape-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Lend your voice to the\u00a0State of the Database Landscape\u00a0survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There\u2019s no shortage of opinions about where the database industry is headed. Vendors, analysts, and bloggers are quick to describe an increasingly AI-driven future, but those views don\u2019t always match what\u2019s happening inside real teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re the one untangling strange permission errors, or firefighting a failed deployment, or nervously contemplating compliance issues, on systems that have grown far more complex than anyone ever planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why your voice matters. You see the trade-offs that come with moving fast. You know where careful design often gives way to expediency, and how the &#8216;compliance rules&#8217; might say one thing, but the system in front of you says another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those insights deserve to be heard because they reveal the true state of our profession. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/solutions\/state-of-database-landscape\/2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>State of the Database Landscape\u00a0survey<\/strong><\/a> exists to capture exactly that: the reality of working with databases today. It builds a picture of the challenges teams really face, the practices that are proving most effective, and the trends that are shaping our profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It takes about 15-20 minutes to complete, but it&#8217;s time well spent to ensure the conversation about our industry reflects your real experiences rather than marketing headlines. And yes, there\u2019s also a prize draw to win one of five $250 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/strong> vouchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you\u2019ve ever read a shiny new whitepaper or analyst\u2019s predictions and thought \u201c<em>that&#8217;s not how it works here<\/em>\u201d, now&#8217;s your chance to set the record straight. <a href=\"https:\/\/2cvresearch.decipherinc.com\/survey\/selfserve\/58f\/250819?list=98&amp;dc=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Take the survey.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State of the Database Landscape survey is back for 2026. By taking part, you get to share your experiences and shape the conversation.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200703,"featured_media":106041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47125,3],"tags":[],"coauthors":[7955],"class_list":["post-107625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","category-opinion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200703"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107625"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107638,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107625\/revisions\/107638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107625"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=107625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}