Our March #SQLChat took place Wednesday, March 9 at 11 AM CT. This Twitter Chat was hosted by both John Sterrett and Robert Vandervoort and was...
March #SQLChat Wrap-Up
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Analysis Services: Solving Hierarchy Errors of Uniqueness
Multidimensional Cubes provide speed when it comes to retrieving aggregations that are important to business decisions. Being able to slice or group...
Thinking Strategically about SQL Server on Linux
People all over the database world were in for a stunner this week when Microsoft announced that they will be supporting SQL Server installations...
New Query Analysis Features in Monyog
While looking to optimize your MySQL, you are needing to spot slow/bad queries at a glance and get deep insights about them with ease. The latest...
March #SQLChat – “DBAs Role in Data Modeling”
We are excited to welcome the data modeling audience into IDERA! And to prove it, we are hosting a #SQLChat! IDERA’s next Twitter Chat will be held...
February #SQLChat Wrap-Up
IDERA hosted its 8th Twitter Chat on Wednesday, February 17th at 11 AM CT with Mike Fal, Senior Database Administrator for Xero. Questions focused...
SQL Family: The Wonder Years
Last week, Bill Wolf aka @SQLWareWolf and I somehow got onto the topic of High School pictures. So in jest, I decided to post mine and hash tagged...
5 Things You Can Do in SQL Diagnostic Manager That You May Not Know
There is a library of ‘how-to’ videos created for SQL Diagnostic Manager showcasing how to perform certain tasks and how to troubleshoot specific...
February #SQLChat – “Automating Your Environment”
It’s that time again! IDERA’s next Twitter Chat will be held on Wednesday, February 17 from 11 AM to 12 PM (CST). This chat will revolve around...
January #SQLChat Wrap-Up
A new year means new beginnings! And, what a better way to celebrate than with a Twitter Chat centered around SQL Server and starting a new job....
Cost Threshold and Max Degree of Parallelism
SQL Server has many options for configuring a database system. Most do not become apparent until some part of the system does not function...
National Rubber Ducky Day
What does IDERA love as much as our customers? Rubber Ducks! National Rubber Ducky Day is Wednesday, January 13. To help celebrate this holiday we...
Configuring Query Monitoring in SQL Diagnostic Manager 10.0
The SQL Diagnostic Manager Query Monitor is a powerful feature that has the capability of greatly reducing the time that it takes to identify...
Join us in Welcoming Embarcadero’s Customers and Partners
We recently announced our acquisition of Embarcadero Technologies. This week, IDERA CEO Randy Jacops sent a letter to Embarcadero’s customers and...
The Data Warehouse of the Future Using Microsoft SQL Server
The data landscape has changed considerably since Kimball first proposed the dimensional approach to building a data warehouse schema. Over the last...
IDERA Welcomes Embarcadero
This is an exciting day for us as we welcome Embarcadero into the Idera family. Embarcadero’s award-winning software tools help application...
5 DevOps Conferences You Should Consider Attending
We love developer conferences, they are informative, fun and a great way to network with like minded people. The sessions can help you and your...
The Data Model Scorecard
Steve Hoberman is a presenter, consultant, and the author of seven books on data modeling, including the bestseller Data Modeling Made Simple. One...
Data Modeling Tip for DBAs – by John Sterrett
Database Administrators (DBAs) are given so many different tasks from creating maintenance plans, upgrading databases, fighting performance...
7 Dangerous Myths DBAs Believe about Data Modeling
How much does your DBA really know about data modeling? Data modeling can simplify routine tasks and provide valuable context for a database...
Aggregating Logs And Monitoring Them With up.time and logstash
Log monitoring is an important part of understanding your systems’ and applications’ health and are a valuable tool for troubleshooting...
Monitoring your Amazon Aurora Databases using Monyog
We're excited to announce the general availability of Monyog for Amazon Aurora. Amazon Web Services' (AWS) latest offering, the Aurora...
The Hidden Elephant in ‘Big Data’ Modeling – by Len Silverston
The Elephant “We must understand the data and therefore continue to develop data models, even in this 'Big Data' era." exclaimed the data warehouse...
Monitoring High Availability on Galera Clusters for MySQL using Monyog
For every online business, there are millions of transactions happening every second including crucial revenue bearing transactions. Therefore...