Check your SQL Server estate against CIS Benchmarks (Redgate Update, November 2026)

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Hi there, welcome to November's Redgate Update. Proving your servers are configured to standard and knowing what you need before a cloud move are two of the hardest things for a database team to get right - which is where the latest Redgate Monitor enhancements <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBlvDD7KVBk-h6FpaQALlQSJE1RU0vUhb3btDE6ClqOEyAk9Pkd1T85W322eC23W7tSw=> come in. 

Redgate Monitor Enterprise can now check your SQL Server estate against the CIS Benchmarks, and the new cloud migration advice feature helps you plan an AWS cloud migration using your real workload history. There's also a new query waits trend view for spotting when SQL Server performance starts to slip. 

We have PostgreSQL users covered, too, with the introduction of backup monitoring, configuration advice, and AlloyDB support <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBjEO15UV3vdcorbmzead1ztCKtgD-4itO6NTrG-cVBsUl4l0Hphh3BvLiRzPoXHjaCA=>.
Also this month:
- Object-level history introduced to Redgate Flyway <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBnaDHF9ksMiFlgMSAnK5cApyPzykDhouUPD-svPOGuQgyjhJZj3uFE09khN2oS8jB0k=>
	- How do you prevent personal data <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBtjCdDi634eWdAb2oqdDVgFUFJ8ahz9JwcJKgwZbX238ePDOPCwQv36jxJ_4RMaK6Wk=> leaking into AI tools? 
	- Redgate Monitor ranked #1 <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvB4weD_8Eu0MMC2iTH985ZmuE-mlsEdZinaqaGggstJ1GlZxgQVAhFG6iqHs4IEk7j_0=> for customer satisfaction
	- Learn how to stay in control <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBm6DJmItX9VKBFUFt1d_PXTXgyKknYEmWpVLGZFOQQUxJgv577viczONC_YWiCCoAjk=> on AWS
Object-level history is now available for Redgate Flyway Enterprise users of Flyway Desktop. Pick any object in your schema model and see every commit that's ever touched it: who made the change, when they made it, the reason they gave, and exactly what changed in the object's definition.
ICYMI: Databricks, Snowflake support now available in Flyway <https://click.red-gate.com/dc/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvEbnaPu6ikjLYg6tGpURlrDNigkxgRnPlvzISLuXRdqOuyjPmt_APwjgu9kY2xNl1ma-HNKGseQH6esUzVgM6JSMn7TDz8ukLukPz__1KQAGMClR1qj_9MKYF3oG9OIRCPl5SNQ==/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBr0kVWt5i1SFX5XpIin1ECTp8CE9g7OcVGY3R6FnFPdNvcNTkdLrXqUuAUdEv8C0A0E=> Enterprise

Last month, we introduced advanced support for Databricks and Snowflake to Redgate Flyway Enterprise - featuring schema comparison, drift detection, generated deployment and rollback scripts, policy checks, and a full audit trail.
Find out more <https://click.red-gate.com/dc/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvEQrh5PJgh1Cch4-anVlmnSTnxEw4t6PS42H7GeJAPu_NpBQjBsanCRNs9nKd16-hWmnf7h8UjehA-fXaSDLe-Avdq4l5JOGKB2lFGQN6CqqKFqyHr07W36FMPM_Gf56-3UPK7w==/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBr0kVWt5i1SFX5XpIin1ECTp8CE9g7OcVGY3R6FnFPdNvcNTkdLrXqUuAUdEv8C0A0E=>
Customer spotlight: how DataPaws speeds up Amazon RDS migration planning <https://click.red-gate.com/dc/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvEcfboezQRDNqegiHNZHSq--8PAIGVmD5w45RNUmnEQvKPsWHGyjxg5KlfhPozYyRkO0pZTvpIBNFn_ISTHzaM4JkjjEt9wNlSz5IyxqA6zEQoQxFRXwfpN5Ygl-grtQvoJEz7pgwUbJAOdHqtvQHvGsjtIKc-V3fEILfW1MqTngJhK9UW96sutq8RSxQvXS1JwQoEb1ilxjqxyeXEKJjRBGGxDS1B5wCW8Xfbi5v/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBr0kVWt5i1SFX5XpIin1ECTp8CE9g7OcVGY3R6FnFPdNvcNTkdLrXqUuAUdEv8C0A0E=>
Redgate Monitor's new cloud migration advice is already paying off. SQL Server consultant Ben Wiggin, of DataPaws, used to spend around an hour per instance reviewing workload data to recommend a cloud target. Now, he can have an analysis group running in about half an hour - however many instances are in scope. Learn how DataPaws did it <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBtFtQN0Rp2pj-3HmWKEkLdyd8GgXO9etKon--aaI0yftZRrYYVn-yW9bmRsZy_fUaGU=>.
Redgate Monitor named a Leader in Database Monitoring <https://click.red-gate.com/dc/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvEf1abPJMPUicLOWxmhl8KMVhDH5ZJXR6O7S5r5U4oOT0kM-ZDNIX_ytiRxfUU7ip0lzxxyUhqKTunUhljGuYcrTsuj__0sZaM52gXQ2Nb460qocUz2ogQsJGukkIeQnB_tPi/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBr0kVWt5i1SFX5XpIin1ECTp8CE9g7OcVGY3R6FnFPdNvcNTkdLrXqUuAUdEv8C0A0E=>
Redgate Monitor is named a Leader in G2’s Fall 2026 Grid® Report for Database Monitoring, based on verified user reviews, and ranks #1 in customer satisfaction. The report is free to read and offers an independent comparison of Redgate Monitor and its alternatives. Read the G2 report <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBu_htLT7idbOv1ZHHgJZAjbtf_56tnoz8Bzcgjcl04bLlfHhTu8iCjezLoHTFQrmZ0Q=>.
Upcoming events and webinars
Redgate is coming to Manchester, UK on November 26 - and you're invited. Join us <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBycxFFdY83OzAxZ9E98vDekev1lZImkBk3M_FLUrRdq_VKHOoawKEsCVbl9gkeUpZgM=> for two completely free hands-on database workshops where you'll learn how to spot database problems sooner with Redgate Monitor, ship changes faster with Flyway, and much more - including how AI fits into the picture. Lunch, drinks and snacks are on us!
Learn what a real production SQL Server environment looks like in 
AWS with Redgate and Lean TECHniques. This final webinar of a four-part series <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBphJhD7N6SJoxkdnyy0BXgmTGzd95m3lQH_FytKj8x6Y1YZ3A4lVCM0OVU4UCTq0P2Q=>, taking place November 18, covers the architecture decisions that matter for performance, resilience, and cost.
Overprovision your AWS move and you overpay. Undersize it and performance suffers. Get it right at AWS re:Invent <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBogm8FtoLiJfbMiCW4Kq9MyxZ-GEIS62HMSW0w3d23z04oP3VuNUNOB6U44cCRUCBp8=> - visit us at Booth 2138, or join our talk (MAM420-S) at 2:30 PM PST on December 2.
The AI and data dilemma <https://click.red-gate.com/dc/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvEWkTH_YPNETyiYyZR8tVgvnfd186hVXYEAFSlXueqTSg7S3umtJ9RhMi-mhtewJVK28QTDpXYshITcB5_ZsV_0FfB-mZ_OpgEatKiVZoTW2_Q7wV5BXYem-2dvdoh42E4OW8vjjLmLSU_Piuhg==/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBr0kVWt5i1SFX5XpIin1ECTp8CE9g7OcVGY3R6FnFPdNvcNTkdLrXqUuAUdEv8C0A0E=>
How does personal data accidentally end up in your AI tool, what are the consequences, and how do you prevent it from happening? Those are the questions Dejan Lukić tackles in his guide to avoiding a data disaster <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBtjCdDi634eWdAb2oqdDVgFUFJ8ahz9JwcJKgwZbX238ePDOPCwQv36jxJ_4RMaK6Wk=> <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBtjCdDi634eWdAb2oqdDVgFUFJ8ahz9JwcJKgwZbX238ePDOPCwQv36jxJ_4RMaK6Wk=>.

Also new on Simple Talk: how to secure your SQL Server <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBu05H9xhu_NEFkaqVVOxAmXczaABzhBAqeBahf1M1pyDmj1fMeOP5rL2JA_r6B3OFS4=>, Grant Fritchey's PostgreSQL starter guide <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBiSoXMu46OVioL-DAlKKjfY9QSk-0fDxr5BZ7wus2DaMNUFOaAgDx-P0ArHWp6SG-Js=>, what Grant learned after a chaotic weekend of AI troubleshooting <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBieJ7hwF7K_UjDV0o1kgkj_E9zgGp1rwbyMPLp-uFInoSJ0b6lUARXCYObRbiLLyDOw=>, and where to go next <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBgghCpbQHKjOqCW28b7WqXpDQKWL8fQ0r2e1BuogJv2M2hkToznfWiATztGMAguBJUc=> if you're still running SQL Server 2016.
The hidden cost of inconsistency in engineering teams  <https://click.red-gate.com/dc/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvEYcOaLfHJauBwekboQT7w5on4Muq9Z2UlumBcTQzmv8ICJqo15OswqNinSYVAGrPmTDVeuKs/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBr0kVWt5i1SFX5XpIin1ECTp8CE9g7OcVGY3R6FnFPdNvcNTkdLrXqUuAUdEv8C0A0E=>
From a mysterious 47-second retry to the one ‘rogue’ engineer who derails a team, the Redgate Advocates share how mismatched tooling and poor habits drain engineering time and money. They also ask whether AI helps or hurts.
Watch or listen now <https://click.red-gate.com/dc/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvEYC18rGP2aP5Yc7nhhQ4v2eQl4Ki_PzhPJ42Yyob6w3wIt1z68svixZwrRMp9X0fOduRgUpp/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBr0kVWt5i1SFX5XpIin1ECTp8CE9g7OcVGY3R6FnFPdNvcNTkdLrXqUuAUdEv8C0A0E=>
One last thing...
Why AI-found bugs delayed PostgreSQL 19 <https://click.red-gate.com/ODA4LUlURy03ODgAAAGlZTHvBpPv6gXdsoh2Q7rRiObnxNcRXfkxtARzAQaJfc7AFv53Odvpkm-T7sHpOGkyfh8pOZs=> - and what it means for developers


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