Supercharge DevOps-driven database development with dbForge SQL Tools

The definition of digital transformation is rather simple. It means the use of modern technologies to improve the way businesses work, the way they meet the needs of customers and continuously adapt to the evolving market. If your particular business is about developing and delivering software products, one of your main concerns is making updates frequent and invisible to your customers. This is where DevOps comes into play.

DevOps is a set of tools and techniques that integrates and automates software development processes and IT operations in order to refine and shorten your product development lifecycle, ensuring faster releases and maintaining product quality at an all-time high. The key principles of DevOps include continuous improvement, collaboration, and workflow automation.

The benefits of DevOps automation

A closer look reveals a slew of valuable benefits that you can get with the adoption of DevOps.

Implementing DevOps automation

Getting started with DevOps isn't easy (no surprises here) and requires a fully shaped vision supported by thorough preparations. If we outline the general advice, here is the list of what you must do.

  • Define the goals behind the implementation of DevOps
  • Develop a DevOps implementation roadmap
  • Identify the roles and responsibilities of every involved person
  • Start with the basics and build upon the experience
  • Automate as many processes as possible and structure your toolchain accordingly
  • Make sure to adjust your toolchain in case of need
  • Establish regular progress checkpoints
  • Continuously improve and iterate your automation processes, tools, and practices

Using dbForge SQL Tools for DevOps automation

Let us take a look at a rather practical example of automated development and deployment of SQL Server databases based on a solution called dbForge SQL Tools. All of the tools it contains can be united into a single chain that effectively addresses every aspect of the database development lifecycle.

Development

Development

dbForge SQL Tools offer quite a few features that make SQL development nearly effortless — from context-aware autocompletion and syntax validation to advanced debugging and refactoring tools. All changes in the code are committed to a shared repository which is further synchronized with the central code base.

Continuous Integration

Continuous Integration

Continuous Integration (CI) is a development practice which implies that the tiniest change in the code gets properly tested after being introduced. It allows detecting and eliminating bugs early in the development process, which drastically cuts the gap between development, testing, and the eventual release.

Continuous Delivery

Continuous Delivery

Continuous Delivery (CD) makes sure that the deployment of your updates runs smoothly and trouble-free. What's more, your updates can be rolled out faster, which means that you continuously keep your product well-polished for users. Even if some issue occurs after the update, you can fix and deploy it automatically.

Operations

Operations

Get a comprehensive set of monitoring and reporting tools that will help you detect, analyze, and eliminate any performance-related issues before they cause any trouble. As a result, your teams will save valuable time and effort, and your customers will be happy with a fast and responsive product.

Conclusion

dbForge SQL Tools offer everything it takes to automate the development, testing, and deployment of SQL Server databases within your DevOps cycle. The tools help keep the workflow safe and streamlined. To demonstrate their capabilities and provide ample time for exploration, we gladly invite you to download them for a free 30-day trial.
There will be nothing more compelling than seeing them in action. Moreover, we can schedule and conduct a product demo to show you and your colleagues how exactly your business can benefit from the adoption of our tools. So, do not hesitate to get in touch with us, and we'll do it at your convenience.

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