Do What Hurts
When you struggle with a software task, the best advice is to do it more often and get better at the task, not avoid doing it.
2020-11-10 (first published: 2019-10-22)
270 reads
DevOps and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Capturing the business value of Compliant Database DevOps
You’ve probably heard of Compliant Database DevOps, but to take it from buzzword to boardroom relies on demonstrating value across your business. IT leaders must think more broadly than cost savings and ROI calculations when investing in scaling DevOps across database teams.
Our latest whitepaper explains how to lay the foundations for a successful DevOps implementation, and how to track success against global metrics that demonstrate your team’s impact across the business.
2019-10-14
Very Hot Patches
Azure SQL Database can be patched without stopping the sqlsrvr.exe process. Quite a feat of engineering.
2019-10-08
187 reads
It's Natural to Avoid Problems
Culture change is hard, and it's one of the most difficult things to implement when trying to get your team to work in a DevOps fashion.
2019-10-01
232 reads
Introduction to DevOps: Security, Privacy, and Compliance
Robert Sheldon continues his DevOps series with a look at security, privacy, and compliance. He recommends that these critical areas are tackled early in the DevOps pipeline.
2019-09-30
Staying Focused
Finding the zone, working in the flow, these are the most efficient times for us, but they can be hard to find.
2019-09-13
254 reads
The State of DevOps Report for 2019
It seems like just a few weeks ago that I went over the 2018 results with Gene Kim. That was an exciting few weeks for me, running over the report in prep and then having the opportunity to host a webinar with Gene Kim. Exciting times, but it's been almost a year and the 2019 […]
2019-09-12
133 reads
Introduction to DevOps: DevOps and the Database
When the DevOps pipeline does not include the database, the database can become a bottleneck and slow down the delivery of new features. In this article, Robert Sheldon discusses the challenges involved with including the database and how to overcome them.
2019-09-02
How to stop standardization being a stumbling block in database DevOps
Redgate's Heath Tull discusses ways to standardize team-based development with database DevOps, avoiding standardization as a stumbling block.
2019-08-14
Introduction to DevOps: The Application Delivery Pipeline
Some of the terms in the DevOps pipeline, such as CI and CD, can be confusing. In the second article of this series, Robert Sheldon explains these terms and how they fit in the DevOps pipeline. He also talks about some of the tools you might use.
2019-07-29
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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