Automation is one of the key techniques by which SQL Server DBAs attempt to tame their environment. Without the ability to automate at least some of...
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Automation is one of the key techniques by which SQL Server DBAs attempt to tame their environment. Without the ability to automate at least some of...
To keep databases running smoothly, it is important to evaluate the properties and performance statistics of indexes of databases. For this purpose,...
MySQL is used by many businesses as the database backend for online stores and e-commerce sites. When deployed in this way, the performance of the...
Keep sensitive and mission-critical data safe by performing regular backups of all important databases. Identify any non-backed up databases....
Recent years have seen many organizations migrate part or all of their SQL Server environments to public cloud providers. Moving databases to the...
If you have spent any time reading marketing material from cloud vendors, you will know that there is a big push to move your workloads to platform...
There are three distinct approaches organizations can follow to implement Data Governance. There is the command-and-control approach, the...
Do you need to: Move databases from one instance to another (for example, to move a performance-intensive database to a faster hard drive to speed...
Compliance or noncompliance, that is the question. Is it an economically sound strategy to spend the necessary resources to remain compliant with...
If the past year has taught us anything, it is that we can never know what’s coming next. Just to survive, we may need to reevaluate our...
Maintain the performance of databases by efficiently retrieving ordered data by resolving the fragmentation of the indexes. View the fragmentation...
The information stored in corporate databases needs to be protected in multiple ways. Database backups are necessary to recover from a physical or...
Determine the health of instances by collecting real-time statistics. Such statistics include backup devices, databases, error logs, locks, logins,...
Cloud security is complex and has several layers to it—first and most important is access to the control plane. The control plane is your...
Backups are an indispensable component of all computing environments. Creating data backups regularly is considered best practice for everyone from...
The history of mankind says that we have learned a lot from our past mistakes and improved our future. Similarly, SQL Server performance tuning is...
Many reasons may make it important for an organization that collects and stores digital information to be concerned with regulatory compliance. Data...
Have you been interested to see how you can baseline performance and improve performance with an Azure SQL Database? Do you want to grasp the secret...
We’re excited to announce the release of SQL Safe Backup 8.7 SQL Safe Backup is the industry leading mission-critical backup and recovery...
The work-life of a SQL Server DBA can be unpredictable. One might be called upon to address a performance issue, setup logins, verify the backup...
Performance tuning is a complex subject and one of the most critical. Every manager wants their server to run faster. And every database...
Before you click away, let me assure you that this post is not about rodents chewing on power cords or networking cables. RATs is an acronym for...
Performance tuning is the methodology of systematically identifying bottlenecks in applications, and improving performance. There are some places to...
One of my favorite topics in cloud computing is disaster recovery. A decade ago, if you wanted to have true disaster recovery across multiple...