Download the 2026 State of the Database Landscape report

Since 2017, Redgate has surveyed thousands of global practitioners each year to examine how our industry is changing, and provide advice and guidance for organizations and database professionals alike.

In 2026, the research connects the day-to-day challenges teams face across platforms, processes, security, data, and AI. You can see where control is being lost, benchmark against your existing processes, and focus improvement efforts where they’ll have the greatest impact.