Red Gate roadmap

Our roadmap shows the evolution of our tools and where we plan to go in the near future. To view how our products developed in previous years, please see our Archive. Please note that future plans detailed on this roadmap are subject to change.

We're always pleased to hear your feedback on our plans. If you have any comments or suggestions for new products that you think we are well placed to address, please contact us. We offer a range of T-shirts, freebies and free licenses to all those who send in interesting ideas.

2010

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Q2 PST Importer for Exchange Server Archiver expected.  
ANTS Performance Profiler 6 expected.  
New {smartassembly} release expected.  
Schema Compare for Oracle expected.  
SQL Source Control add-in for SQL Server Management Studio expected. Learn about the SQL Source Control Early Access Program.  
Q1 SQL Search is launched as a freely available tool to search SQL Server databases.
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ANTS Memory Profiler 5.2 released.  
.NET Reflector 6/.NET Reflector Pro expected.  

2009

 

Q4 PST Importing Tool for Exchange Server Archiver expected.  
CLR 4.0 support for ANTS Performance and Memory Profilers expected.  
Q3 Exchange Server Archiver 1.1 released – installation improvements and improved manageability of networks with multiple domains and multiple Exchange servers.  
.NET Reflector Pro 6 Early Access Build released - .NET Reflector 6 comes with a Visual Studio Addin that lets you use Visual Studio's step-through-debugging on assemblies that you don't have the source code for.  
SQL Object Level Recovery Native is released, introducing object level recovery for native SQL Server backups.  
Exception Hunter 2.0 released  
SQL Backup 6.2 is released, introducing object level recovery for SQL Backup (.sqb) backups  
SQL Prompt 4.0 is released bringing significantly improved performance and precision. This new version also features a redesigned look and feel to make SQL Prompt easier and more pleasant to use.  
SQL Data Compare 8.0 is released. New features include creating, comparing, and synchronizing scripts folders, making it easier to keep databases under source control.
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SQL Compare 8.1 is released. This new version shares projects with SQL Data Compare 8 and means that you can now compare and synchronize both your schemas and your data, moving seamlessly from one tool to the other.  
SQL Backup 6.0 is released with new features and enhancements for robust, resilient backups, including: new network resilience for backups and log shipping, a fourth high-performance compression level, enhanced performance to the timeline, and the ability to check for orphaned users and kill existing connections during the restore process.
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SQL Developer Bundle is released, providing 10 essential tools for developers.  
Red Gate selected for 2009 SD Times 100
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Q2 ANTS Performance Profiler 5 & ANTS Memory Profiler 5 released.  
Exchange Server Archiver released, a new email archiving tool for Exchange. Outlook Add-ins provide a transparent end-user experience with message preview, instant message retrieval and an integrated search of both archived and non-archived messages. Exchange Server Archiver reduces the size of the Exchange information store by archiving emails and attachments to a dedicated server.  
SQL Response 1.3 released (bug fixes)  
Q1
SQL Comparison SDK 8.0 is released, making it easier to get started with the SDK.  
SQL Compare 8.0 is released, adding fine-grained object filtering and an improved user experience.  
SQL Response 1.2 released (bug fixes)  

2008

 

December SQL Doc 2.0 is released, bringing a much improved user experience and the ability to export documentation as Microsoft Word documents.
 
November Exchange Server Archiver beta released, a new tool that reduces the size of the Exchange information store by archiving e-mails and attachments to a dedicated server. Outlook Add-ins provide a seamless end-user experience with instant message retrieval and an integrated search of both archived and non-archived messages. Join the beta program
 
October SQL Response 1.0 is released, providing SQL Server database professionals with no-nonsense monitoring of their SQL Servers' activity and health.
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September SQL Packager 6.0 is released. The new version enables packaging of pre-existing SQL scripts and therefore customization of the package prior to deployment.
 
August ANTS Profiler 4 is released. A ground-up rewrite, it is 5-30 times faster than its predecessor, has an interactive timeline allowing analysis of performance data for any time period, a call tree that presents method-level performance data in context, enhanced line level timing and source code support, and an awe-inspiring new call graph for detailed method analysis.
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SQL Backup 5 named 2008 Editor's Best Award winner by SQL Server Magazine.
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Red Gate acquires .NET Reflector and will maintain a free version for the community.  
July A new version of the SQL Toolbelt is released that offers complete support for SQL Server 2008 across the entire product range. Included in the Toolbelt is a new version of SQL Compare that adds the ability to perform schema comparisons directly against backup files.
 
May Sponsored by Red Gate Software, the new Exceptional DBA of the Year Awards are launched to celebrate the outstanding achievements that SQL Server DBAs bring to the community and to the organizations they work for.
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April SQL Prompt 3.8 released. The new Pro Edition includes code layout making working with unfamiliar scripts easy.
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SQL Compare 7 beta was launched. This public release will give our customers an early chance to see how SQL Compare works with SQL Server 2008. Compare to backups is up and running.  
March SQL Data Generator 1.0 is released, making it easy to fill any database with sensible sample data.
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Red Gate Software is placed in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Small Companies to Work For. For two years in a row we're the best small company in Cambridge. We've also received three stars from Best Companies meaning that we're an "extraordinary" company to work for.
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February Beta of SQL Response launched. This major new product is designed to make monitoring a number of SQL Servers straightforward. The product offers monitoring, alerting and incident analysis for SQL Server DBAs.  

To view how our products developed in previous years, please see our Archive.