Events

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Database Continuous Integration Workshop - London, UK

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Join this workshop on July 8, 2015 to learn how to: link your source control repository to a build system, trigger database builds automatically when you make a change, use DLM tools to test your database changes, and lay the foundations for package-based deployment of your database. Register while space is available.

2015-05-22

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Database Source Control Workshop - London, UK

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Redgate's workshops are coming to London on July 8, 2015. In this workshop, you'll learn how to source control your database, deploy your databases from source control, and monitor and track database changes across development, testing, and production environments. Register while space is available.

2015-05-19

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Automated Database Deployment Workshop: Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Redgate's DLM Workshops are coming to Belfast, NI on June 26, 2015. Learn how to: deploy databases using Redgate's DLM tools, assess the different requirements of production and non-production deployments, and handle database administration tasks, such as backups and security, for automated deployment. Register while space is available.

2015-05-15

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External Article

Automated database deployment workshops

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Redgate is offering a 1-day public workshop for anyone who’s interested in automated deployments for SQL Server databases. In the hands-on exercises, you’ll learn how to deploy with PowerShell and Octopus Deploy, work with NuGet packages, handle unexpected changes in your production database (database drift), test your changes with dry run releases, add review and rollback steps, check your deployments have worked, and how to fix things if your deployment fails. Find a workshop near you.

2015-05-01

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External Article

Automated database deployment workshop: London, UK

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Join Redgate on May 20th for a 1-day public workshop in London. This event is for anyone who’s interested in automated deployments for SQL Server databases. You'll learn how to: Deploy databases using Redgate's DLM tools; Assess the different requirements of production and non-production deployments, and; Handle database administration tasks, such as backups and security, for automated deployment. Register while space is available.

2015-04-29

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Backing Up a DMK

In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?

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