Maintaining a Utilities Schema in a Flyway Project
This article demonstrates how to manage these utilities from Flyway so that we can maintain and migrate them separately from the database objects.
2022-12-21
This article demonstrates how to manage these utilities from Flyway so that we can maintain and migrate them separately from the database objects.
2022-12-21
This article demonstrates how, once armed with the file path locations of all the scripts, you can use PowerShell to search them for various purposes such to review them for potentially disruptive changes, or run code quality checks, or to verify documentation standards.
2022-12-14
Every enterprise is now facing the same challenge: to do more with less in a demanding economic environment. They're expected to release value to customers sooner while at the same time controlling the costs of their infrastructures, retaining skilled staff, and reducing risk. What role does the database play in balancing this challenge? Read on to find out.
2022-12-09
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This is the first of two articles to describe the principles and practicalities of masking data in databases. It explains why an organization sometimes needs masked data, the various forms of masked data we can use, the sort of data that needs to be masked, and the potential pitfalls.
2022-12-07
For a development team, SQL Backup provides a simple way to restore development or test databases, if required, while minimizing the tedium of the task of taking, managing, and restoring the backups. We can generate the required backup commands in the GUI and then use them to construct a SQL script that backs up all the required databases. We can even use the backup commands in a beforeMigrate SQL callback, in Flyway, to make sure the current version is safely backed up before we run migration.
2022-11-23
Leading Danish pharmaceutical company, Orifarm, has a mission to be 'Number 1 in making healthcare a better deal'. Find out why they chose SQL Monitor to give their whole IT team, developers included, the real-time metrics they need to highlight development issues and resolve them before they become problems.
2022-10-31
Maintaining a version of a database opens a lot of possibilities, especially if an automated process can easily grab the current version, at runtime, using just SQL. You might, for example, have a routine that is only appropriate after a particular version. It is also very handy to be able to associate entries in an event log or bug report with the database version. No more desultory quests, when dealing with support issues, or when bug fixing, to find which database version was running when the bug happened.
2022-10-14
How do we set about improving the quality of data governance within an organization? What are the priorities? Data Governance is generally considered to mean providing clear roles, responsibilities, policies, principles, and organizational structures that can ensure that data is managed well, in a way that benefits the whole organization. Where do you start?
2022-10-07
Redgate’s database cloning technology is getting an upgrade: Multi-RDBMS, instance-level clones, and support for containerized workflows. Automate DevOps test data for fast quality releases across your software organization. Learn more and gain first access by joining the early access program!
2022-10-03
We're recognizing the individuals in the database community for their work, online influence and thought leadership in our inaugural list of influencers: The Redgate 100.
2022-09-30
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