Claire

Code Red: database missing in action!

ClaireB — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:16:00 GMT

Whoops. You scratch your head and wince as you peer at the screen through closed hands…

You just accidentally deleted some data in your database and suddenly all seems lost at sea. I bet you’ve wished there was a kind of sturdy, orange lifeboat for recovering damaged data when these mistakes happen. We know there are log analysis tools available to help as they aim to rescue your database from disaster. And now it’s your chance to have your say on how they can become more effective in the future.

Red Gate Software is looking for participants to answer four short questions in an online survey about SQL Server log analysis tools. The responses will be used as part of important customer feedback for development.

If you enter your contact details at the end of the survey, you can be entered into a free prize draw to win one of ten licenses for Red Gate’s newest tool, SQL Doc.

Simply click on the hyperlink below to be re-directed to the online survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=316002791477

Anyone interested in purchasing the Red Gate Log Analysis tool, SQL Log Rescue, can find more information at www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Log_Rescue/index.htm.

The road ahead for SQL Compare (with a fine prize on the journey)

ClaireB — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:33:00 GMT

Jonathan Watts, SQL Compare Product Manager at Red Gate Software, has just let me know that he has released a SQL Compare survey with a cool prize for 10 lucky Simple-Talk participants…

If you include your e-mail address in the survey, you can be entered into a prize draw to win 1 of 10 copies of SQL Refactor, a tool described by one user, Mladen Prajdic, as so impressive that if SQL Refactor were a woman, he would 'make sweet love to her.'

Keen to improve on the popular database comparison tool, according to the positive feedback received for SQL Compare version 5, Red Gate is now looking ahead. Before Jonathan begins work on the next version of SQL Compare, he would like to hear users' views on the tool. The survey will take just 10 minutes to fill in and can be found at the following address: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=589502820354

Information on downloading a free trial of SQL Compare can also be found here: http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Compare/index.htm

Calling all SQL Server database developers...

ClaireB — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:12:00 GMT

David Atkinson, a product manager at Red Gate Software, is doing some preliminary research around the area of database development processes, especially in relation to source control and versioning. If you are a SQL Server database developer, then David is very keen to read more about your thoughts and ideas in a short survey. Your feedback will be highly valuable in helping Red Gate Software shape new versions of its products in the future.

The survey should take no longer than ten minutes of your time and there are three of Red Gate's finest "Simply Ingenious" T-shirts to be sent to winners randomly selected from all participants. To start the survey, simply click on the link below:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=221582786323

Here's your chance to help us develop the next version of SQL Backup…

ClaireB — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:06:00 GMT

A major development of SQL Backup is scheduled for the coming months and Jamie Gerig is looking for a lucky few to help influence the exciting changes ahead.

Red Gate's usability candidates come from a varied target audience and give vital feedback during the development process. No preparation is required from candidates. I would also like to emphasise that Jamie is not running a test (!), but looking for a wide range of experiences with the tool in a real-time environment.

All those who participate will be rewarded for their time. If you are interested in having some bearing on how the next version of SQL Backup evolves, please e-mail Jamie Gerig (jamie.gerig@red-gate.com) and reply with your geographical location included.