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APC UPS Monitor is now available!

Hey all. I was bored this past weekend so I created a new plugin for APC UPS monitoring. The code is packaged into an Uptime plugin now and has...

ER/Studio Technical Training Sessions by e-Modelers

by Joy Ruff

Are you looking for a deep-dive multi-day online training session for ER/Studio? IDERA is committed to helping our customers make the best use of...

Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day! Participate and Win a Roku Streaming Stick!

by Former Member

Friday, July 29 is National System Administrator Appreciation Day! IDERA wants to thank and recognize System Admins and other IT workers for their...

Using a Lookup Component in SSIS for Surrogate Keys in a Fact table

by Thomas LeBlanc

There are many suggestions for loading a data warehouse using SQL Server integration Services (SSIS). Once you get started, you find a pattern to...

Email round trip monitor failures on checking for email, unable to find valid certification path to requested target

by Robert Vandervoort

Email round trip monitor failures on checking error text : sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed:...

Decoded: A Day in the Life of a Database Administrator

by Hans Henik

Companies know they need a database administrator, but they probably don't have any clue about what they actually do. The primary duty for a...

Using CMake with the free Embarcadero C++ compiler

by David Millington

Do you want to use CMake with the newly released free compiler? This post quickly runs you through installing both the compiler and CMake, and shows...

How to make your NOC monitor speak.

by Robert Vandervoort

I'll start with, the code link and quick doc are at the end of this post. If you're not into reading the backstory, feel free to scroll on down and...

Integrating Uptime Infrastructure Monitor alerting with Atlassian Hipchat rooms

by Robert Vandervoort

So I got bored this past Friday night. Having a young child often means earlier bedtimes and well, sometimes I just can't sleep. I got to...

What it takes to make Pokémon GO a reality

by Hans Henik

People, the world over, have been awed by the launch of Pokémon Go. The game has brought nostalgia, curiosity, and a unique gaming experience to...

Coming Soon…Uptime Infrastructure Monitor version 7.8

by Former Member

We are hard at work on the next release of Uptime Infrastructure Monitor (Uptime IM) version 7.8. This release will include new and improved...

New Free Tool: SQL Query Store Optimizer

by Peter

IDERA released a new free tool, SQL Query Store Optimizer, designed to help you improve the performance of SQL Server 2016’s Query Store....

August #SQLChat – Participate and Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card!

by Former Member

Our next #SQLChat will take place Wednesday, August 17 at 11 AM CT with Pinal Dave (‪@pinaldave‪). Pinal will lead a conversation discussing...

What Did Our #SQLChat Teach you About Growing Your Career?

by Former Member

IDERA hosted its July 2016 #SQLChat on Wednesday, July 6 at 11 AM CT with Monica Rathbun (@SQLEspresso). This was the second largest chat we have...

Database Lifecycle Management 2016 Survey

by Liz Stephens

At IDERA, we believe data is king: how you use data, how your organizations use data, and how the world uses data. So, we set out on a journey to...

Easily migrate your ERwin models to ER/Studio!

by Joy Ruff

ER/Studio continues to add new features and capabilities such as Business Data Objects to help you improve the organization and readability of your...

Extended Beacon sample for Delphi 10.1 Berlin: Standard, Alternative and Eddystone beacons

by DavidI

If you look at the ExtendedBeaconScanner sample that is included for Delphi in 10.1 Berlin, you will learn how to scan for Beacon devices using...

DevExpress VCL components version 16.1 now available!

by DavidI

I just got an email telling me that the new release of DevExpress VCL components, version 16.1, is now available. The "What's New in vol....

Using "reFind" tool to migrate BDE app to FireDAC with Delphi 10.1

by Pawe Gowacki

Two weeks ago I was contributing to a bigger Delphi migration webinar run by my colleague Stephen Ball the demonstration of actual steps...

Apache Server support in RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder 10.1 Berlin

by DavidI

With the release of RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder 10.1 Berlin, we have added Apache Server support on Windows (Linux server is on the RAD studio...