Intro I've been asked by Redgate to get involved with some product research sessions this year. I've had a few phone conversations in the past about my usage habits with various tools, but this was quite different. The first session was a bit disorientating but having got one under my belt the second was an enjoyable …

I'm still friends with Redgate At the beginning of the year, Redgate graciously agreed to retain me on their Friend of Redgate program for a second year. This is despite a quiet year where we've not kept in touch as much as I'd have liked, I've been distant, we've liked each others tweets on Twitter and I managed just …

I'm a friend of Redgate!! I'm excited to announce that I've been invited into the Friends of Redgate program! I have often been accused of being a Redgate fanboy and it's true! I've been a long-time user and ambassador of Redgate products so I'm super excited to write this post. What is the FoRG program? The …

Recap In my first post on Redgate SQL Provision, I ran some basic tests against the AdventureWorksDW2017 database to demonstrate how SQL Provision works. The headline was that I saved 47 seconds cloning a database in 2 seconds that took 49 seconds to provision, nothing to write home about. So to really prove how cool …

First Look at Data Provision I managed to get some time with Redgate at SQLBits XVIII and was interested in seeing a demo of SQL Provision. I've watched Redgate promoting Compliant Database DevOps heavily over the past 6 months and was intrigued to see their latest product in action. It didn't disappoint! Compliant …