It’s the most wonderful time of the year, that’s right it’s International Short Story Day. Our narrative covers Agile stories, Developer stories, short girl appreciation, and of course a novel Unwin original, or 3. In ‘The News’ we read all about Log4j, Y2K and Minecraft, before our hosts drop a big bang bombshell, turning a page in the book of life. It’s true poetry in motion as Chris and Chris raise their Moet (reading) glasses in testament to a whopping 39.5 episodes of DBAle Season One. So, grab yourself a beer and join our legendary Chris duo for the last chapter – the end.

It’s officially National Absurdity Day! Although, this could pass as just another DBAle. In the (soya) meat of the episode, our hosts pass the time discussing the frankly absurd database development practices that are somehow still passable in 2021. While the news celebrates the PASS Data Community Summit, and the importance of passwords in data security with Troy Hunt. So, pass yourself a beer, a champers, or a Passoa, and tune in – cheers.

Your usual Chris duo becomes a trio, as they welcome Friend of Redgate and autism spectrum self-advocate, Chris Voss. Only our 2nd ever guest Chris on the show, he joins us to demystify the myths of neurodiversity, its meaning, influence, and prevalence within the IT sector. Things get a little hazy as our Chris trinity start on the beer, but they keep IT relevant talking cloud, widgets, and acronyms. So, grab yourself a beer and join the Chris trifecta – cheers.

It’s DBAle³ as we celebrate 3(ish) years of episodes, International Week of Happiness at Work, and World Gratitude Day. To commemorate, our jovial Chris duo divulge what makes them happy at Redgate and share their top tips for a happier workplace. What better way to start than with Jonny’s mate’s questionable home brew? So, grab yourself a beer and join the jamboree – cheers.

A little late for Tokyo 2020, our athletic pair dive back in, to judge the bronze, silver, and gold of database development models. From version control and CI/CD to cultural buy in, what makes the difference between disqualification and international glory. Our hosts relay enjoy their beer of Champions, while in the news we track why record breaking isn’t such a win when it comes to GDPR fines. So, grab yourself a beer and join us for the medal ceremony.

Our out of this world hosts are back on what is both Space Exploration, and Moon Day. In this galactic episode our space cowboys explore why standardization should be the centre of your universe to avoid crash landing. We launch into the news taking flight with an update on the BA breach and a black hole in VW data, plus upcoming events to transport you to another world. So, grab yourself a beer and tune in for blast off.

On World Giraffe Day, our tower of Chris’s look at how taking a top level, giraffe’s eye, view of your data protection is not enough. Our hosts outline how to do a Proper Job of classifying and cataloguing your data to prevent things going a bit sour, like Chris’s beer. In The News we talk sports, from Excel-ing at Data Modelling to the theft of FIFA 2021 Source Code, and how one small change broke 85% of the Fastly internet network. So, grab yourself a beer and tune in – cheers.

It’s officially “I need a patch for that day” and to celebrate our hosts have gone all out, quaffing the West Country’s finest cocktail. Talking all things patching, Chris and Chris tackle the million $ debate: hot fixes- hero or villain? In The News we hear how delays reporting a data breach can cost you a Booking, and it’s no longer just your emails being breached, how secure is your phone number? So, grab yourself a beer, a patch, and tune in – cheers.

Is it a beer, is it a muffin or is it a Panda Pop? Who knows but at 9% strength, producer Louise joins our Chris duo as plan B, to monitor proceedings. Very fitting as our discussion focuses on monitoring for the modern data age. We talk busyness, hybrid estates, tooling, Multi-RDBMS, and a surprising amount about car mechanics. In The News we debate scrape or breach, and the potential maximum fines for the latest Facebook scandal. So, grab yourself a beer and tune in – cheers.

With both hosts back on the beer to celebrate a momentous milestone, we talk Kiwis and Shoop (ba doop ba doop), sparking inspiration for a future episode. Chris and Chris break it down with DevSecOps. Fear not, there’s no rapping, just a lyrical breakdown of the place and role of security within DevOps. Something the organizations featured in our bumper News segment could do with learning about. So, grab yourself a beer and cheers to DBAle turning 30.

Our guest host, and the fountain of knowledge that is, Grant Fritchey, gets into the spirit early enjoying a Beer Can with Chris. Going head-to-head in the ultimate DBAle showdown, Grant pits Chris v Chris as they battle it out to correctly guess insights from the brand new 2021 State of Database DevOps Report. So, grab yourself a beer, pick a Chris to bet on and play along at home– cheers.

With a new year and a new lockdown upon us, Chris and Chris stay local with their choice of January brews. Our hosts get ready to rumble as they take on Blue Monday armed with their top 10 tips to boost your mood. They talk chittering monkeys, Chucklevision and Grim Fandango to emphasise the importance of self-care in these continually testing times. So, grab yourself a beer and help us celebrate reaching 10,000 unique downloads– cheers!

Join our Chris-tmas duo on an end-to-end database journey in this cracker of an episode where even the beers are getting Festiv-O. There’s no gold, frankincense, and myrrh, instead our two (not so) wise men build and incrementally deliver NuGet presents down your pipeline chimney. So, grab yourself a beer and tune in for the last DBAle of 2020 - cheers!

Our DBAle hosts celebrate this milestone quarter century by sampling Bonnie Scotland’s finest brews, provided by the French. Chris tells Chris exactly where he can shove his SQL Server Databases as they talk acronyms: IaaS, PaaS, DBaaS, RDS and AWS. While, in The News we take off with sky high ICO fines, Monitoring RDS and the importance of Aardvarks in Redgate's recent 21st birthday. So, grab yourself a beer and tune in – cheers.

Our hosts have reached nirvana with friends of the show sending them beers. Chris braves a home brew from Stephen’s mate John, while other Chris enjoys toffee and biscuits. They discuss the huge array of feathers in the Flyway cap from what and why, to how and when. Finally, The News takes us to Nigeria for more data breach tales and find out how to join your favorite podcast hosts at SQL Bits Online. So, grab yourself a beer and tune in – cheers.

In this Clone of our previous Clone episode, Chris and Chris mix it up, talking Clones for data security. A plethora of fun facts are revealed as they talk PII, fishing and the unfortunate BBQ incident which led to Chris not drinking Shepherd Neame. In The News our hosts announce the return of the DBAle Pub Quiz and Data Breach Monthly features Experian, Blackbaud and a Scottish hospital. So, grab yourself a beer and tune in – cheers.

Our hosts reunite to celebrate the arrival of Chris’s very own clone. They raise a glass of Black Sheep in homage to Dolly, and spin-up a discussion on the multiple benefits of cloning. In the return of the news, Chris and Chris Twitter on a Bit about cat pictures, Barack Obama and the garden of England. So, grab yourself a beer and tune in – cheers.

As DBAle turns 21, we celebrate our first legal beer in the US with Microsoft MVP and BI Evangelist, Reid Havens. While enjoying their choice of beer from the West Coast to the West Country, Reid gives Chris and Chris a home school education on the world of BI. There is inevitable scope creep with discussions on peanut butter and Portland, and the news takes on the elephant in the Zoom. So, grab yourself a beer and tune in – cheers.

Chris and Chris are joined by their first celebrity guest of the year, the very sufferable Kendra Little. The usual beer chat deviates to include talk of Eagles, Turkeys and Buffalos, while our hosts nerd out on their favorite statistics from the 2020 State of Database DevOps Report. We also see the return of the news segment and a surprise S Club 7 discussion. So, grab yourself a beer and tune in – cheers.

In this DBAle special our, duo of Chris's are joined by producer Louise as, like many people across the world right now, they adjust to their new routine of working from home. With their personal choice of beer in hand, our presenter trio discuss the highs and lows of home working. They share their personal tips and tricks to keep you productive, engaged and to maintain your work / life balance. So, grab yourself a beer and tune in - cheers!