Just about the last thing that any IT organization wants to experience is a data breach. The ramifications of misappropriated data can be severe and...
Surviving the Damages of a Data Breach
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Is your organization ready for the Internet of Things (IoT)?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the term used to describe the connection of network-capable devices to the Internet and other connected devices. The...
Welcome to the Modern Precise
Welcome to the modern Precise UI. Precise is now available on all modern browsers such as Chrome and Firefox and can even be launched on tablets...
What You Need to Know About SQL Server Blocking and Locking
When implementing SQL Server instances, performance is one of the key factors in determining the success or failure of a database and its...
Learn about advanced database performance tuning for SQL Server and Azure SQL Database.
The roles of database professionals are always evolving. However, their tuning skills should remain sharp. Tuning proficiency is still one of the...
IDERA Newsletter August 2020 (Database Administrator edition)
Product Release SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server 10.6 We are delighted to announce that the latest release of SQL Diagnostic Manager is...
How do you ensure the security of personally identifiable information (PII) within U.S. federal government agencies?
Safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII) in the government's possession and preventing incidents and breaches are essential to...
Tuning SQL Servers On-Premises and in the Cloud
Tuning database performance comprises a major part of a DBA’s responsibilities. The usefulness of the most informative database filled with...
Advantages of Automating Database Performance Tuning
Database professionals are usually strapped for time. It’s part of the job in most cases. Multi-platform database environments are the norm in...
How can you better manage a large number of SQL Server agent jobs?
Managing a large number of SQL Server agent jobs across a large enterprise environment can be difficult and frustrating. Database administrators are...
How can you properly set up permissions and security?
Being in the computer industry is one of the most challenging things anyone can get into. When upgrading one’s knowledge to keep the data...
The Problem of Identifying Internal Security Threats
Providing security for their systems is one of the main concerns of IT professionals and corporate management everywhere. Worrying about security...
What is big data and what are its benefits for your organization?
The term big data is familiar to anyone with even a passing interest in the world of information technology (IT). Big data is not a new concept....
What are best practices for security practices for SQL Server?
There are several examples where data theft has brought organizations to a halt or resulted in a bad press that will leave a tarnished image. For...
How can you achieve predictable business intelligence (BI) performance with unpredictable queries?
SQL Server database administration is difficult; queries and indexes require tuning in response to application changes. For many database...
What are the complications of cybersecurity in the cloud?
Cloud computing services offer many advantages for companies or organizations that make use of them. There are often financial incentives involved...
Tuning Your MySQL Databases for Better Performance
The tremendous popularity of the open-source relational database solution known as MySQL shows no signs of slowing down. As of June 2020, the only...
What do you need to know about security threats for SQL Server?
Today, organizations are about data. Database systems and the elements they store are arguably the most valuable assets in any given enterprise. Not...
Why will your SQL Server service not start?
The executable process that is the SQL Server Database Engine is called the Database Engine service. The Database Engine service is an executable...
What are the top cluster setup mistakes for SQL Server?
Windows Failover Clustering can keep your SQL Server databases online and your customers happy when hardware or operating system problems strike....
Defragment Your Indexes For Better Database Performance
Providing information is the most fundamental purpose of a database. This is accomplished through queries that are submitted by the database’s...
How can you prevent SQL Server intrusions?
Understanding how SQL Server can be infiltrated is the key to understanding how to prevent intrusions. The consequences for inadequate permissions...
How should you handle the complexities of regulatory compliance?
The reliance on digitally stored information continues to grow and now dominates society in the 21st Century. The use of the Internet for business...
Which items do you need to audit in SQL Server?
SQL Server provides robust capabilities to monitor itself, and it can be easy to be overwhelmed with the choices presented through catalog or...