Redgate Data Tools and now SQL Clone provide a reliable, repeatable way of building, deploying and maintaining SQL Server databases using the stack they’re already accustomed to working with.” It encourages collaboration and introduces practices like continuous integration and continuous delivery… but it leaves the database behind. While Visual Studio and Visual Studio Team Services have become a standard part of the application development stack, the integration of Redgate Data Tools and now the SQL Clone extension are a deliberate move by Redgate to resolve the common bottleneck in the development and deployment process: the database.Īs Steve Jones, Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Redgate Evangelist, explains: “Development teams are under pressure to deliver frequent, reliable updates, and the way more and more teams are doing that is by adopting a DevOps approach.
In March 2017, Redgate Software extended DevOps processes to Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure SQL databases in Microsoft Visual Studio, by including Redgate Data Tools free in the installer of Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2017. This is incredibly important to ‘shift left’ and catch problems earlier in the development process before reaching Production. With SQL Clone, developers can work on their own isolated copy of the database and teams can include realistic test data in their DevOps pipelines from inside Visual Studio Team Services. SQL Clone allows users to create SQL Server database copies in seconds and save up to 99% disk space. Cambridge UK, – At Microsoft Build 2017, Redgate enhances its database DevOps solution by launching a new Visual Studio Team Services extension for its database provisioning tool, SQL Clone, to further integrate the database into DevOps pipelines.