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Policy Management - The Key to Unlocking a Secure Software Supply Chain

During this pre-KubeCon online event, we will tackle the big questions that should be at the center of conversation at this year's event. If over 90% of software deployed is open-source; It's time for engineering leaders to make their IDP tooling bets. KubeCon is the opportunity to answer these big questions and share ideas. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the leading minds in the software supply chain management about the most pressing questions in the industry today ahead of the only event that matters.

Coffee chat with Aaron Bertrand

On this episode of Simple Talks, Louis hangs out with Aaron Bertrand and talks hockey, curling, football, hybrid cars and even some technology. One of the big (non-sports) themes of the episode is that Aaron is a problem-solver and is interested in how issues can be overcome with technology - even if his focus now and in the conceivable future is being a top-level expert with some of the aspects of SQL Server.

Introducing AI-Enhanced Data Generation to Redgate Test Data Manager

We’re excited to reveal our latest effort towards simplifying and accelerating the test data management process: AI Synthetic Data Generation, part of Redgate Test Data Manager. Officially introduced in a session at the recent PASS Data Community Summit, the capability uses machine learning to rapidly generate realistic yet entirely synthetic data – all while maintaining data integrity and with data privacy built-in as priority.

Our Plans for Open Source Puppet in 2025

In early 2025, Puppet will begin to ship any new binaries and packages developed by our team to a private, hardened, and controlled location. Our intention with this change is not to limit community access to Puppet source code, but to address the growing risk of vulnerabilities across all software applications today while continuing to provide the security, support, and stability our customers deserve.

How to Achieve SOC-2 Compliance on AWS

SOC-2 is a critical framework that ensures the security, availability, integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of systems and data. It is particularly important for organizations handling sensitive customer information. If you are using any cloud vendor, especially AWS, and aiming for SOC-2 certification then this article is for you. We will provide insights into how AWS supports SOC-2 compliance, and also go through a comprehensive roadmap and practical strategies for meeting these essential standards.

Smooth Sailing to Amazon EKS: How Cortex Scorecards Simplify Your Kubernetes Migration

Migrating a Kubernetes cluster from a self-hosted environment to Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) offers considerable operational benefits—but this transition also brings challenges in reliability, compliance, and observability. By leveraging Cortex Scorecards, teams gain clear insights and structured benchmarks to simplify and improve the migration process. Here’s how Cortex Scorecards can make your EKS migration efficient and resilient.

Top 23 Delphi Programming Software, Libraries, and Components to Use in 2025

You need robust, stable, up-to-date Delphi programming software, libraries, and tools to make your development journey smoother. Without these, you’ll struggle to integrate your native apps with cloud services, design modern UI frameworks, and work with the latest databases. Besides, their wide range of pre-built functionalities saves you a lot of time.

Top MySQL Hosting Providers in 2024 for Reliable Database Management

Cloud-based database hosting seems to be an extremely viable solution for modern apps. After all, the entire management-and-maintenance thing is relegated to the hosting provider, scalability is not an issue, and you can free up lots of precious time to focus on actual product development as you see fit.

Practical SSIS Webinar: Integration MySQL, PostgreSQL, Salesforce, and Zoho Books data

In this video, we walk through an e-commerce integration scenario using SSIS. Key Tasks Covered: This video shows you how to build an efficient, automated workflow in SSIS to streamline data flows across multiple systems, providing a unified view of customer order status for better decision-making and customer outreach.