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The Survivors

There have been a lot of layoffs in the last year. Steve has some empathy for both those let go and those that remain. He also reminds us to manage our own careers.

Using the New Open Source SQLCMD to Create Containers

See how the new, open-source sqlcmd works with containers to kickstart the development experience.

Creating Documentation

Who should create documentation for software? In many companies, it's the developers. In fact, in Redgate, often our developers are tasked with updating articles for products on our documentation site. We do have a streamlined process that has developers can submitting changes in some format (markdown? ) and an automation process that automatically updates the […]

Stopping Managed Instance

Why Learn PostgreSQL?

At Redgate, we’ve spent a lot of time adding PostgreSQL functionality to our DevOps tools. We’ve also hired an advocate, Ryan Booz, to help us spread the word and...

A Case for Document Storage

Someone makes a case for using a Document DB rather than a RDBMS. Steve has a few thoughts.

Pizza Math

AI Concerns

With the ChatGPT and AI crazy sweeping through the media, Steve has a few thoughts on what this might mean for data professionals.

A Third Break

Steve talks about a sabbatical as an amazing corporate benefit and is planning his third.