Redgate

Redgate Software Ltd

Redgate headquarters at Cambridge Business Park, UK
Type	Privately held company
Industry	Information Technology
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Cambridge, UK
Area served	Global
Products	SQL Server management tools, SmartAssembly, ANTS Profiler, Reflector
Number of employees	280 (2016)
Website	http://www.red-gate.com

Redgate Software is a software company based in Cambridge, England. It develops tools for developers and data professionals and maintains community websites such as SQL Server Central and Simple Talk. It conducts events such as SQL in the City.^[1]

Redgate produces specialized database management tools for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL and Microsoft Azure. It also produces advanced developer tools for .NET Framework, such as SmartAssembly and .NET Reflector.^[2][3]

From 2007 to 2013 it was featured in the Sunday Times 100 best companies to work for in the United Kingdom.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]} It has won numerous industry awards for its SQL Server management software.^{[11][12][13][14]}

History

The company was founded by Neil Davidson and Simon Galbraith in October 1999.^[15] It is named after Via Porta Rossa (Red Gate Street) in Florence, Italy, close to where Davidson used to live.^[16]

In 2005, Redgate launched Simple Talk, an online technical journal and community hub for working Microsoft SQL Server and .NET developers, as well as systems and database administrators. The journal is sponsored by Redgate,^[17] but retains editorial independence.^[18] In addition to publishing articles, Simple Talk publishes books,^[19] most of which are available in a digital format.^[20]

On 20 August 2008, Redgate announced it was taking responsibility for future development of the free tool .NET Reflector.^[21]

On 22 March 2010, HyperBac Technologies (formerly known as Xceleon Technologies) was acquired by Redgate.^[22] HyperBac developed SQL software tools and products.

In August 2009, Redgate launched Springboard,^[23] 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.

Awards

External links

• Redgate website
• Simple Talk (technical journal and community hub)
• SQL Server Central (SQL Server education and community website)
• All Things Oracle (technical journal)

References

1. ↑ "Red Gate Software announce launch of new website". Telecomworldwire. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
2. ↑ Kanjilal, Joydip (2015-09-29). "Protect your assemblies using obfuscation". InfoWorld. 
3. ↑ Kunk, Joe (2010-06-23). "Experiencing C# from a VB Developer's Perspective". Visual Studio Magazine. 
4. ↑ "8th: Red Gate Software". Sunday Times. 4 February 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-22. 
5. ↑ "39th: Red Gate Software". Sunday Times. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-22. 
6. ↑ "81st: Red Gate Software". Sunday Times. 1 March 2009. Retrieved 2011-02-28. 
7. ↑ "14th: Red Gate Software". Sunday Times. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-28. 
8. ↑ "21st: Red Gate Software". Sunday Times. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-28. 
9. ↑ "29th: Red Gate Software". Sunday Times. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-28. 
10. ↑ "17th: Red Gate Software". Sunday Times. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-04. 
11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2011 SQL Server Magazine Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards". SQL Server Pro. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2016. 
12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2012 SQL Server Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards". SQL Server Pro. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2016. 
13. 1 2 3 4 "2013 SQL Server Pro Community Choice Awards". SQL Server Pro. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2016. 
14. 1 2 3 Jacobs, Emily (11 November 2015). "Visual Studio Magazine Announces 2015 Reader's Choice Award Winners". PRWeb. Retrieved 2 February 2016. 
15. ↑ "Red Gate roadmap". Red Gate. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
16. ↑ "About Red Gate Software". Red Gate. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
17. ↑ "Communities, Learning, and Events". Red Gate Software. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
18. ↑ "About Us". Simple-Talk. Simple-Talk. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
19. ↑ "Books Home". Simple-Talk. Simple-Talk. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
20. ↑ "Books". Red Gate Software. Retrieved 26 April 2013. 
21. ↑ Cramblitt, Bob (2008-08-20). "The Future of .NET Reflector". Retrieved 2008-08-20. 
22. ↑ "Red Gate acquires HyperBac". Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
23. ↑ Davidson, Neil. "The accidental incubator". Retrieved 17 January 2011.