There are many things that can cause slowdowns in SQL Server, such as resources like disk, memory, and network. But the one place where database...
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Analyze deadlocking for SQL Server
Deadlocking is a common problem that can occur in an SQL Server database. This is like blocking. But instead of being blocked forever, SQL Server...
Analyze blocking for SQL Server
Blocking is a normal activity that occurs in SQL Server and it does that to control data integrity and make sure only one resource can change a set...
Why ER/Studio Data Architect is the best data modeling tool
Data modeling tools should be competent at the basics of database modeling. They should be able to create logical and physical data models,...
See the entire SQL Server environment
There are many advantages of using SQL Diagnostic Manager over building your own tools and one of these is the enterprise management view of all...
Benefits of SQL Diagnostic Manager for database administrators
As a database administrator, monitoring database systems for performance, corruption, and data issues is an ongoing task. It is also an overwhelming...
Benefits of SQL Diagnostic Manager for developers
Development is a big undertaking and most of the time it focuses on making sure all the features are in place and working. Once this is done, tuning...
Trade-off between database security and database performance
One can improve how secure databases are. However, that often degrades how well the database performs. The cost increases to improve database...
Database auditing essentials: Track who did what to which data when
Stricter governmental and industry regulation coupled with the need for improving how secure the sensitive corporate data is has driven up the need...
Adopt a compliance and auditing mindset
It is easy and all too common to see the auditing team as adversaries. All the information they want takes time to gather. All the rules and...
Meet security benchmarks and compliance with SQL Server
In the current IT landscape, we face meeting an ever-increasing number of laws, regulations, and industry standards. The good news is that most of...
Improve your protection for SQL Server backup
Not protecting physical backups You should think about the value of the data or the consequences of it getting into the wrong hands since a full...
Solutions to common methods of SQL Server intrusion
To understand how malicious actors can infiltrate SQL Server is the key to understanding how to prevent intrusions. The consequences for inadequate...
SQL Server security best practices
There are several examples where data theft has brought organizations to a halt or resulted in a bad press that will leave a tarnished image. For...
SQL Server security threats are closer than you think
Today, business is about data. Database systems and the elements they store are the most valuable assets in any enterprise. Not only are business...
Improve your planning for SQL Server backups
Not understanding recovery needs The whole point of creating backups is to retrieve data in case data is lost or there is a failure. But to set up...
How to become a database administrator for SQL Server
Database administrators need to handle all facets of managing Microsoft SQL Server ranging from installation and patching to creating databases to...
Five Important Features of SQL Diagnostic Manager
SQL Diagnostic Manager is a robust performance monitoring, alerting and diagnostics solution for SQL Server. It proactively notifies of health,...
Deliver data-driven capabilities with data modeling
Werner Enterprises is a transportation and logistics leader with more than 8,000 trucks, 24,000 trailers and nearly 13,000 employees. Today, 65...
Four unique features of ER/Studio Data Architect
Data modeling tools should be competent at the basics of database modeling. They should be able to create logical and physical data models,...
How to ensure that databases are backed up regularly
Keep sensitive and mission-critical data safe by performing regular backups of all important databases. Identify any non-backed up databases....
How Can SQL Workload Analysis Help You?
To find the key points of how SQL Workload Analysis can help you, look for the ducks throughout this blog post! What Is SQL Workload...
Discover how cardinality affects performance
Cardinality is a term from set theory that deals with the size of a set. Data cardinality can affect query plans and performance. Minimize the...
Make SQL Server performance easy
Every database administrator hates to wake up at midnight just to learn there is an emergency with their database. Sometimes, even though their...