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Installing Precise in an AWS or Azure environment
Precise provides support for AWS and Azure. We have provided support for AWS and Azure since Precise 9.9. (June 2018) The Precise framework...
Announcing the General Availability of SQL Secure 3.4
We are pleased to announce the general availability of SQL Secure 3.4. Customers can access the new version via the IDERA Customer Portal. New...
The Problem of Data Breaches Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
An unfortunate and common problem that is encountered just about everywhere in the world is the theft of valuable items from their owners by...
Welcome to the SQL Server Query Store
The current situation we all face with the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult or impossible for many individuals to visit their favorite local...
You Need A Reliable Strategy for Protecting Data Resources
Today’s database administrator (DBA) has many responsibilities related to protecting and maintaining access to enterprise data resources....
Key Target Platforms Update
I wanted to share some interesting data following a recent presentation looking into Modern Windows development. 75% of Windows Desktops use Windows...
Who is Responsible and Accountable for a Data Breach?
One of the benefits of forming a corporation is that it provides a level of protection for the individuals who are making decisions regarding the...
Announcing The General Availability of DB PowerStudio 17.1
In the previous tip we introduced the PowerShell “SmbShare” module which comes with Windows and enables you to manage file shares. We looked at the...
Do You Know How Many SQL Servers You Have?
It’s a pretty straightforward question that many database teams may have difficulty answering. For multiple reasons, it may become necessary...
Lessons Learned From 3 Years in the Trenches with AWS
Since the time of our founding, IDERA has been using Amazon Web Services (AWS). It was critical to us to use cloud technologies to build our...
What Are the Risks of Paying for Ransomware?
Ransomware is a particularly nasty type of malware that is being deployed with increased frequency over the past several months. In a ransomware...
Why DBAs Need to Look for Trouble
In some professions, individuals are expected to wait patiently until called upon to perform their functions. There are no opportunities for people...
The Best Way to Use Your Monitoring Software
Many businesses rely on extensive and complex computing environments to run daily operations, service customers, and store valuable data resources....
Making Time Using Temporal Data
SQL is the first programming language with temporal data types. The SQL-92 standard added temporal data to the language, acknowledging most of what...
How to Secure Your SQL Servers from Internal Threats
The tremendous value of enterprise data resources makes them an inviting target for malicious actors. Losing sensitive financial or personal data...
Oracle 19.7 on Linux and Oracle 19.8 on Solaris is supported in Precise 10.2
Precise 10.2 now supports the latest Oracle 19C patches for Linux and Solaris. Linux Oracle 19.7 on Linux is now supported in Precise 10.2See the...
Tips on How to Become a SQL Server Database Administrator
The increased focus that organizations are placing on their data resources has put a premium on their use of database technology. Making productive...
Oracle 19.7 on Linux and Oracle 19.8 on Solaris is supported in Precise 10.2
Precise now supports the latest Oracle 19.7 patch on Linux and the Oracle 19.8 patch on Solaris. The latest patch from Oracle for Oracle 19C on...
Normalization Heuristics
Heuristics and normalization are the goals of all databases. Heuristics refers to a trial-and-error method of problem-solving used when an...
Who Do You Trust with Your SQL Servers?
Protecting enterprise data resources has never been more important. The large quantities of data that many organizations store present an inviting...
Why is MySQL So Popular for Website Development?
Most websites that provide any degree of usefulness or functionality make use of one or several databases. Whether the site is designed to simply...
Boost Productivity with an IDE for Your Database Team
Infographics provide a method of conveying a lot of information in a condensed and visual form. They are a widely-used way of capturing an...
Join the New Worldwide Embarcadero Community!
Over on the new Embarcadero Blogs site, we are compiling a directory of Delphi & C++Builder communities around the web. We will continue to...
Installing Help and Samples for RAD Studio
The Help and Samples (for both Delphi and C++) are very useful when Programming as they provide quick reference and examples of how to use different...
How to Monitor and Streamline SQL Server Jobs
One of the appeals of using SQL Server as a database platform is the functionality and productivity that can be enjoyed through the use of the SQL...
Why You Need to Defragment Your SQL Server Indexes
In the quest for optimal database performance, DBAs need to leave no stone unturned. After keeping the data resources in their systems secure, there...
All Skewed Up
Data can be skewed by its nature. How can you tell if you have skewed data in your database? And if you do, how do you handle it when writing...
Maintaining System Visibility in a Cloudburst
For those readers attracted to the title of this post in the hopes of finding a new way to cope with your vehicle’s windshield wipers in a...
Network Security is Your First Line of Defense
Securing an organization’s computing environment from malicious external actors is a critically important and extremely complex undertaking....