Continuous deployment at scale
More organisations are adopting DevOps, but what happens as the codebase grows? In this article, Siddharth Rao gives advice on how to implement continuous deployment at scale.
2020-11-27
Additional Articles
Monitoring SQL Server Instance Version and Builds with PowerShell
In this article we continue our PowerShell monitoring series with scripts that check the current version and build for all SQL Server instances in your environment.
2020-11-26
Win a three-month subscription to Pluralsight
Redgate is giving you the chance to win a three-month subscription to Pluralsight (the technical skills training platform) in this month’s forum competition. To enter, simply share ‘how SQL Compare has helped you’.
2020-11-26 (first published: 2020-11-19)
Exploring errors to reveal unauthorized information
Database administrators can never stop thinking about security. In this article, Fabiano Amorim shows how data can be revealed through error messages when views are used to secure rows.
2020-11-25
SQL Snippets Galore, Added to SQL Prompt
Imagine having at your fingertips all the metadata queries you need to explore your SQL Server databases and then, a few clicks later, all your diagnostic queries to troubleshoot their performance. Phil Factor demonstrates how it can be done, by storing each set of snippets in a standard JSON collection and using PowerShell to convert them to SQL Prompt snippet files.
2020-11-25
Check Windows Services Status with T-SQL
In this article we look at creating a SQL Server stored procedure that displays a list of all Windows services based on running or stopped state.
2020-11-24
Learn about Version Control with Redgate University
Are you new to Version Control and not sure where to start? Visit the Redgate University and check out Steve Jones' Introduction to Version Control course. In just 20 minutes Steve will give you a rundown of what version control is and what the benefits are.
2020-11-24
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Get involved in the 2021 State of Database DevOps survey
We’re inviting you to take part in the 2021 State of Database DevOps survey! Now in its 5th year, the leading research on Database DevOps will also explore how DevOps strategies have contributed to the resilience of the database during the pandemic. Complete the survey to get exclusive access to the final report and the chance to win a $500 Amazon gift card. Take the survey here.
2020-11-23
Visualizing Azure Resource Metrics Data in Power BI
Learn the five steps to perform Azure resource reporting with Power BI in order to embed the reports in dashboards for stakeholders.
2020-11-23
Managing Cross-Database Object References
Phil Factor explains cross database and cross-server references, how to find them in your code, and when it's better to avoid hard-coding these references and use synonyms instead.
2020-11-20
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Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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