Voice of the DBAAuthor: Steve Jones
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Changing Data Types
Episode 29
Tuesday, 17 March, 2026
Recently I was working with a customer that is trying to smooth out their database development process. They noted that a lot of changes tend to take a significant amount of time and impact their availability. They came to Redgate to see if Flyway might be a way to improve the effectiveness of their internal groups that build, deploy, and manage their database software. We can help, but often when I get called to help architect things, we are trying to decide if the customer is a good fit for our solutions. Since we work on a subscription model, we want to be sure customers are happy and get value from their decision. Otherwise they have a poor experience and don't renew. This might be because they aren't ready, or it might be that the question wasn't considered of whether our solution fits their environment well. In any case, I usually dig into the goals and challenges they've faced with their current process. Read the rest of Changing Data Types









