Financial services and insurance faring better than most in the pandemic year

While 2020 was one of the most challenging years for every business, those in financial services and insurance have fared better than most. This is the conclusion of a deeper sector analysis of the data behind a Redgate’s report, which looked at the ch… Continue reading Financial services and insurance faring better than most in the pandemic year

Exploring DevOps adoption among database pros

Redgate has released a report which shows some dramatic changes in IT as a direct result of the current pandemic. Nearly three quarters of organizations have now adopted DevOps in some form, cross-platform database use has risen markedly and, significa… Continue reading Exploring DevOps adoption among database pros

How important is monitoring in DevOps?

The importance of monitoring is often left out of discussions about DevOps, but a Gartner report shows how it can lead to superior customer experiences. The report provides the following key recommendations: Work with DevOps teams during the design pha… Continue reading How important is monitoring in DevOps?

Database monitoring improves DevOps success for financial services orgs

The financial services sector is outperforming other industries, both in its adoption of database DevOps, and its use of monitoring to track database performance and deployments, a newly released edition of Redgate’s 2020 State of Database Monitoring R… Continue reading Database monitoring improves DevOps success for financial services orgs

DevOps is transforming database development in the healthcare sector

As IT teams across the country struggle with smaller budgets and staffing shortages, every industry has seen a rising demand for standardized process and automation to quickly address pressing needs, according to Redgate. Increasing need for DevOps in … Continue reading DevOps is transforming database development in the healthcare sector

How businesses are adapting IT strategies to meet the demands of today

Businesses are are adapting IT strategies, reprioritizing cloud adoption and automated database monitoring due to the effects of a global lockdown, remote working and a focus on business continuity, according to Redgate. The report, which surveyed near… Continue reading How businesses are adapting IT strategies to meet the demands of today

Financial services leading the way in adopting DevOps, still hurdles remain

Businesses in financial services are ahead of the government sector in adopting DevOps to increase their speed of development and free up developer time, but hurdles still remain, according to Redgate. Adopting DevOps and overcoming hurdles “At the hea… Continue reading Financial services leading the way in adopting DevOps, still hurdles remain

Migrations represent the number one challenge for database professionals

Migrations are now the number one priority for database professionals, a new Redgate report reveals. Cloud usage is on the up, for example, with 44% of organizations now using SQL Server on VMs in Azure, Amazon and the Google Cloud at least some of the… Continue reading Migrations represent the number one challenge for database professionals