IDC InfoBrief
Data modernization is now a universal strategic goal, but managing and securing databases remains a major bottleneck in software delivery. Integrating databases into DevOps is essential to accelerating development, reducing risk, and driving business success. Download the IDC InfoBrief to learn how database DevOps can transform your organization.
AI and data modernization are reshaping industries, with 77% of organizations making data-driven transformation a strategic goal according to IDC. Yet, slow and fragmented database processes remain significant obstacles to innovation. Notably, 59% of organizations face challenges in aligning application and database development into a unified workflow, leading to delays and inefficiencies.1 Developers often spend more time managing manual tasks than building new functionality.
1 Source: Redgate State of Database Landscape 2025 report
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This IDC InfoBrief explores how database DevOps enables faster software delivery, improves efficiency, and helps businesses stay competitive in a digital-first world.
The Database Bottleneck Challenge – Discover why database development is slowing down DevOps pipelines and how automation can eliminate delays.
The Future of Database DevOps – See why 90% of databases will be part of broader ecosystems by 2028 and what it means for your business.
The Business Impact – Learn how streamlining database processes leads to higher uptime, cost efficiency, and seamless cloud integration.
Security & Compliance Risks – Find out why 60% of developers still use production data for testing and how to reduce security vulnerabilities.
Read the IDC InfoBrief and discover how Database DevOps can transform your software delivery process, enhance security, and future-proof your business.
Research from IDC shows slow database processes are stalling innovation, increasing costs, and creating security risks. Developers spend only 37% of their time on new app functionality, with the rest consumed by manual database tasks like scripting and maintenance. On average, it takes 3.5 hours to deploy a database, delaying application releases and impacting business agility.
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"100% of our services talk to databases, and it is painful to watch database admins spend hours on scripts. It stops us from achieving faster deployments. If we can reduce time spent on tasks, we can transition to innovation"
IDC InfoBrief
2025
With 80% of organizations prioritizing modern app delivery in 2025, databases must evolve at the same speed as applications. 90% of databases will be part of broader ecosystems by 2028, making DevOps integration essential for scalability, efficiency, and security.
This IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Redgate, explores how database DevOps eliminates delays, enhances security, and streamlines software delivery, giving businesses the agility and resilience needed to stay ahead.
Redgate creates ingeniously simple software to help organizations and professionals get the most value out of any database, anywhere, through the provision of end-to-end Database DevOps.
