Redgate
{{Short description|British software company}}
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{{Upe|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Redgate Software Ltd
| logo = GatebaseAndName2016.png
| image =
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = Redgate headquarters at Cambridge Business Park, UK
| 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 = {{Start date and age|1999|10|01|df=y}} 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.{{cite news|publisher=InfoWorld|date=2015-09-29|first=Joydip|last=Kanjilal|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2987191/application-architecture/protect-your-assemblies-using-obfuscation.html|title=Protect your assemblies using obfuscation}}{{cite news|publisher=Visual Studio Magazine|date=2010-06-23|first=Joe|last=Kunk|title=Experiencing C# from a VB Developer's Perspective|url=https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2010/06/23/experiencing-csharp-from-a-vb-developers-perspective.aspx}}
From 2007 to 2013, Redgate was featured in the Sunday Times 100 best companies to work for in the United Kingdom.{{cite news|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/best_100_companies/article1441965.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612174705/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/best_100_companies/article1441965.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2011|title=8th: Red Gate Software|work=Sunday Times|date=4 February 2007|accessdate=2009-08-22}}{{cite news|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/best_100_companies/article3440490.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612174946/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/best_100_companies/article3440490.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2011|title=39th: Red Gate Software|work=Sunday Times|date=2 March 2008|accessdate=2009-08-22}}{{cite news|url=http://www.bestcompanies.co.uk/more_information.aspx?CompanyID=49311&SurveyID=39|title=81st: Red Gate Software|work=Sunday Times|date=1 March 2009|accessdate=2011-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006050614/http://www.bestcompanies.co.uk/more_information.aspx?CompanyID=49311&SurveyID=39|archive-date=2011-10-06|url-status=dead}} It has won numerous industry awards for its SQL Server management software.{{cite web |date=18 November 2011 |title=2011 SQL Server Magazine Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards |url=http://sqlmag.com/sql-server/2011-sql-server-magazine-editors-best-and-community-choice-awards |accessdate=2 February 2016 |website=SQL Server Pro}}{{cite web |date=19 November 2012 |title=2012 SQL Server Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards |url=http://sqlmag.com/sql-server/2012-sql-server-pro-editors-best-and-community-choice-awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119165429/http://sqlmag.com/sql-server/2012-sql-server-pro-editors-best-and-community-choice-awards |archive-date=19 January 2016 |accessdate=2 February 2016 |website=SQL Server Pro}}{{cite web |date=22 November 2013 |title=2013 SQL Server Pro Community Choice Awards |url=http://sqlmag.com/sql-server/2013-sql-server-pro-community-choice-awards |accessdate=2 February 2016 |website=SQL Server Pro}}{{cite web |last1=Jacobs |first1=Emily |date=11 November 2015 |title=Visual Studio Magazine Announces 2015 Reader's Choice Award Winners |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/visual_studio_magazine_announces_2015_reader_s_choice_award_winners/prweb13075674.htm |access-date=2 February 2016 |website=PRWeb}}
History
The company was founded by Neil Davidson and Simon Galbraith in October 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.red-gate.com/about/roadmap.htm|title=Red Gate roadmap|publisher=Red Gate|accessdate=2008-10-01}} It is named after Via Porta Rossa (Red Gate Street) in Florence, Italy, close to where Davidson used to live.{{cite web|url=http://www.red-gate.com/our-company/about/|title=About Red Gate Software|publisher=Red Gate|accessdate=2011-01-10}}
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,{{cite web|title=Communities, Learning, and Events|url=http://www.red-gate.com/community/websites-newsletters|publisher=Red Gate Software|accessdate=26 April 2013}} but retains editorial independence.{{cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.simple-talk.com/about.aspx|work=Simple-Talk|accessdate=26 April 2013}} In addition to publishing articles, Simple Talk publishes books,{{cite web|title=Books Home|url=https://www.simple-talk.com/books/|work=Simple-Talk|accessdate=26 April 2013}} most of which are available in a digital format.{{cite web|title=Books|url=http://www.red-gate.com/community/books/index|publisher=Red Gate Software|accessdate=26 April 2013}}
On 20 August 2008, Redgate announced it was taking responsibility for future development of the free tool .NET Reflector.{{cite web|url=http://www.simple-talk.com/reflector/interview.htm |title=The Future of .NET Reflector |last=Cramblitt |first=Bob |date=2008-08-20 |accessdate=2008-08-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822170315/http://www.simple-talk.com/reflector/interview.htm |archivedate=2008-08-22 }}
On 22 March 2010, HyperBac Technologies (formerly known as Xceleon Technologies) was acquired by Redgate.{{cite web|title=Red Gate acquires HyperBac |url=http://www.red-gate.com/our-company/about/news/hyperbac |accessdate=2 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107152149/http://www.red-gate.com/our-company/about/news/hyperbac |archivedate=7 January 2011 }} HyperBac developed SQL software tools and products.
In August 2009, Redgate launched Springboard,{{cite web|last=Davidson |first=Neil |title=The accidental incubator |url=http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2009/08/the-accidental-incubator.html |accessdate=17 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725112132/http://blog.businessofsoftware.org/2009/08/the-accidental-incubator.html |archivedate=25 July 2011 }} 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,{{cite news|title=Leading SQL Server tools company|url=https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/redgate-acquires-nosql-company-3t-software-labs/?|accessdate=6 June 2016|publisher=Cambridge Network}} makers of Studio 3T,{{cite web|last1=Fearby|first1=Simon|title=Mongochef renamed as Studio 3T|url=https://fearby.com/mongochef-gui-for-mongodb/|website=Fearby.com|accessdate=10 February 2017}} 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.{{cite web|title=Redgate Data Tools in Visual Studio 2017 |date=7 March 2017 |url=https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/2017/03/07/redgate-data-tools-in-visual-studio-2017/ |accessdate=7 June 2017 }}
On 28 January 2021 Redgate announced it had acquired the assets of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS).{{Cite web|last=Ltd|first=Red Gate Software|date=2021-01-28|title=Redgate Software takes over from PASS and commits to the future of the Summit, SQLSaturday and the community|url=https://www.red-gate.com/blog/news-blog/redgate-software-takes-over-from-pass|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Redgate Software}}
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.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-07|title=Redgate Software {{!}} Redgate Software announces a new CEO|url=https://www.realwire.com/releases/Redgate-Software-announces-a-new-CEO|access-date=2021-12-09|website=RealWire}}
In 2024, Redgate celebrated its 25th birthday.
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.simple-talk.com/ Simple Talk] (technical journal and community hub)
- [http://www.sqlservercentral.com/ SQL Server Central] (SQL Server education and community website)
- [http://allthingsoracle.com/ All Things Oracle] (technical journal)
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Category:Software companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Companies based in Cambridge