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Top SQL Server Backup mistakes and how to avoid them
Backing up SQL Server databases is one of the most critical tasks that database administrators perform in their SQL Server environments every day....
How to comprehensively manage SQL Servers on-premise and in the cloud
The volume, velocity, and variety of data is ever-increasing. At the same time, data is becoming ever more critical to the growth of organizations....
Does Database or Version Matter?
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Never discuss politics or religion in polite company”. That’s good advice. This...
Introduction to Windows Azure SQL Database
Many organizations are adopting the cloud computing as their primary computing environment, and others find ways to use Microsoft Azure to enhance...
Azure MySQL Database as a Service – The next best thing to an Azure Database as a Service Addon
Azure MySQL...
Simple Worthwhile Database Security Practices – Part IV
Database security is a hot topic these days, especially with all the new and seemingly never-ending security compliance requirements being imposed...
Initializing replication from backup
Initialization of a transactional replication subscriber is a highly valuable tool. For very large databases (VLDBs), snapshot generation and...
Simple Worthwhile Database Security Practices – Part III
Database security is a hot topic these days, especially with all the new and seemingly never-ending security compliance requirements being imposed...
Understanding database backup strategies
As seasoned database administrators, you should be well on top of your backup strategies. These strategies are not written in stone. It is a journey...
Migrating Schemas and Data with DBArtisan
DBArtisan is a product developed by IDERA. It is a multi-platform database administration tool that simplifies your day-to-day tasks. One of those...
Simple Worthwhile Database Security Practices – Part II
Database security is a hot topic these days, especially with all the new and seemingly never ending security compliance requirements being imposed...
Simple Worthwhile Database Security Practices – Part I
Database security is a hot topic these days, especially with all the new and seemingly never ending security compliance requirements being imposed...
How to Start SQL Server Performance Tuning
Performance tuning is the methodology of systematically identifying bottlenecks in applications, and improving performance. There are some places to...
Indexes: Friend or Foe?
No matter what database you’re working with, at some point performance becomes an issue which may require further investigation into possible...
Five reasons your SQL Server is slow
Everybody would love to find the mythical “go faster” switch in SQL Server. Unfortunately, this switch does not exist. There are, however, many...
Using the SQLDM PowerShell Snap-in to Register Several Instances
When deploying SQL Diagnostic Manager for the first time, it may be necessary to register several SQL Server instances that are to be monitored by...
GDPR and the SQL Security Suite
On May 25th, 2018, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) went into effect. This regulation affects anyone who collects PII (Personally...
Top 5 SQL Server cluster setup mistakes
Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) provides infrastructure features that support the high-availability and disaster recovery scenarios of...
Demystify tempdb performance and manageability
Microsoft SQL Server stores a significant amount of data in the tempdb system database. Consequently, tempdb can fill up quickly when disk space is...
Simplify Routine Database Administration Tasks with SQL Admin Toolset
Database Administrators are responsible for an organization’s most important asset - the data. This responsibility comes with many...
Database Performance History
Servers are moving from on-prem to the cloud. Applications are upgraded, so are operating systems, databases, and hardware. New users,...
Monitoring Master-Slave Replication in MySQL 8
MySQL 8 introduced a number of enhancements to improve both replication performance and the monitoring thereof. Improvements included more efficient...
What’s new in SQL Compliance Manager 5.5
Earlier this month SQL Compliance Manager version 5.5 was released. We're super excited about some of the new features that are...