Redgate Explained

Redgate Software Ltd
Type:Privately held company
Area Served:Global
Industry:Information technology
Products:Development tools including Redgate Flyway, Redgate Monitor, Redgate Test Data Manager, SQL Toolbelt Essentials, SQL Prompt, SQL Search, Schema Compare for Oracle, and Data Masker
Num Employees:500 (2024)
Founders:Neil Davidson and Simon Galbraith
Hq Location:Cambridge Business Park, Cambridge, England
Founded: in Cambridge, England, UK
Key People:Jakub Lamik (CEO)

Redgate Software is a software company based in Cambridge, England. It develops tools for developers and data professionals and maintains community websites. The company describes itself as offering end-to-end Database DevOps to help organizations streamline software development and get value from their data faster.

Redgate produces database management tools for Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL and Microsoft Azure. It also produces advanced developer tools for .NET Framework, such as SmartAssembly and .NET Reflector.[1] [2]

From 2007 to 2013, Redgate was featured in the Sunday Times 100 best companies to work for in the United Kingdom.[3] [4] [5] It has won numerous industry awards for its SQL Server management software.[6] [7] [8] [9]

History

The company was founded by Neil Davidson and Simon Galbraith in October 1999.[10] It is named after Via Porta Rossa (Red Gate Street) in Florence, Italy, close to where Davidson used to live.[11]

In 2005, Redgate launched Simple Talk, an online technical journal and community hub for working Microsoft SQL Server and .NET developers, which has since expanded to include PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle Database. The journal is sponsored by Redgate,[12] but retains editorial independence.[13] In addition to publishing articles, Simple Talk publishes books,[14] most of which are available in a digital format.[15]

On 20 August 2008, Redgate announced it was taking responsibility for future development of the free tool .NET Reflector.[16]

On 22 March 2010, HyperBac Technologies (formerly known as Xceleon Technologies) was acquired by Redgate.[17] HyperBac developed SQL software tools and products.

In August 2009, Redgate launched Springboard,[18] a startup incubator based in Cambridge, UK. For a period of three months Redgate provided living expenses and mentoring for teams to work from Redgate's offices. It was similar to Y Combinator and Techstars in that it provided a small amount of capital up front but no equity was taken.

In 2010, Redgate re-launched Springboard with a different model where teams would again receive investment and mentoring, but this time in exchange for an equity stake. One such recipient of investment-for-equity in 2016 was Berlin-based 3T Software Labs,[19] makers of Studio 3T,[20] the IDE for MongoDB, a popular NoSQL database.

On 7 March 2017 Microsoft announced the inclusion of Redgate tools in Visual Studio 2017. Three components were included: ReadyRoll Core and SQL Prompt Core, both in the Enterprise edition of Visual Studio 2017, and SQL Search in all editions.[21]

On 28 January 2021 Redgate announced it had acquired the assets of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS).[22]

In December 2021, Redgate announced that Jakub Lamik was taking up the position as CEO of the company, and that Galbraith would remain on the board as a non-executive director.[23]

In 2024, Redgate celebrated its 25th birthday.

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Notes and References

  1. News: InfoWorld. 2015-09-29. Joydip. Kanjilal. Protect your assemblies using obfuscation.
  2. News: Visual Studio Magazine. 2010-06-23. Joe. Kunk. Experiencing C# from a VB Developer's Perspective.
  3. News: 8th: Red Gate Software. Sunday Times. 4 February 2007. 2009-08-22.
  4. News: 39th: Red Gate Software. Sunday Times. 2 March 2008. 2009-08-22.
  5. News: 81st: Red Gate Software. Sunday Times. 1 March 2009. 2011-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20111006050614/http://www.bestcompanies.co.uk/more_information.aspx?CompanyID=49311&SurveyID=39. 2011-10-06. dead.
  6. Web site: 18 November 2011 . 2011 SQL Server Magazine Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards . 2 February 2016 . SQL Server Pro.
  7. Web site: 19 November 2012 . 2012 SQL Server Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160119165429/http://sqlmag.com/sql-server/2012-sql-server-pro-editors-best-and-community-choice-awards . 19 January 2016 . 2 February 2016 . SQL Server Pro.
  8. Web site: 22 November 2013 . 2013 SQL Server Pro Community Choice Awards . 2 February 2016 . SQL Server Pro.
  9. Web site: Jacobs . Emily . 11 November 2015 . Visual Studio Magazine Announces 2015 Reader's Choice Award Winners . 2 February 2016 . PRWeb.
  10. Web site: Red Gate roadmap. Red Gate. 2008-10-01.
  11. Web site: About Red Gate Software. Red Gate. 2011-01-10.
  12. Web site: Communities, Learning, and Events. Red Gate Software. 26 April 2013.
  13. Web site: About Us. Simple-Talk. 26 April 2013.
  14. Web site: Books Home. Simple-Talk. 26 April 2013.
  15. Web site: Books. Red Gate Software. 26 April 2013.
  16. Web site: The Future of .NET Reflector . Cramblitt . Bob . 2008-08-20 . 2008-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080822170315/http://www.simple-talk.com/reflector/interview.htm . 2008-08-22 .
  17. Web site: Red Gate acquires HyperBac . 2 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110107152149/http://www.red-gate.com/our-company/about/news/hyperbac . 7 January 2011 .
  18. Web site: Davidson . Neil . The accidental incubator . 17 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725112132/http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2009/08/the-accidental-incubator.html . 25 July 2011 .
  19. News: Leading SQL Server tools company. 6 June 2016. Cambridge Network.
  20. Web site: Fearby. Simon. Mongochef renamed as Studio 3T. Fearby.com. 10 February 2017.
  21. Web site: Redgate Data Tools in Visual Studio 2017 . 7 March 2017 . 7 June 2017 .
  22. Web site: Ltd. Red Gate Software. 2021-01-28. Redgate Software takes over from PASS and commits to the future of the Summit, SQLSaturday and the community. 2021-02-08. Redgate Software.
  23. Web site: 2021-12-07. Redgate Software Redgate Software announces a new CEO. 2021-12-09. RealWire.