2024 has been an eventful year for the SQL Server community, with significant milestones, technological advancements, and impactful challenges. From...
Reflecting on 2024 – A Transformative Year for SQL Server and Beyond
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Database Industry Trends
Don’t Be Part of the 20%: The Risks of Running SQL Server 2012 or Other Unsupported Versions
Why SQL Server Version Matters SQL Server is the heart of many organizations’ data infrastructure, powering critical operations, analytics, and...
Climb Channel Solutions and Idera, Inc. Announce a Strategic Partnership to Deliver World-Class Microsoft SQL Server Tools to the IT Market
Discover the strategic partnership between Climb Channel Solutions and Idera, Inc., bringing industry-leading Microsoft SQL Server tools to IT professionals worldwide. Featuring SQL Diagnostic Manager,…
Empowering Law Firms: How SQL Server and Idera Tools Safeguard Legal Data
SQL Servers can play a crucial role in supporting the needs of the legal market, particularly for attorneys and law firms. The legal industry deals...
Best Practices for Writing SQL Server Scripts
When it comes to database management, SQL Server scripts are essential for automating repetitive tasks, querying data, and performing administrative...
Lessons from Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Why SQL Server DBAs Need a Business Continuity Plan
Hurricanes Helene and Milton were a stark reminder of the devastating impacts natural disasters can have on infrastructure. With entire regions...
Perpetual vs Subscription: SQL Server Tools Pricing Explained
When it comes to purchasing SQL Server tools, businesses often face a key decision: choosing between perpetual and subscription pricing....
Understanding and Managing High Memory Usage in SQL Server
Understanding SQL Server Memory Usage Memory plays a crucial role in SQL Server's performance, serving as the primary storage area for data being...
How SQL DBAs can Proactively Manage 2025 Compliance Changes
As the world becomes more data-driven, regulations around data privacy, security, and management are constantly evolving. In 2025, several major...
Navigating SQL Server 2014 End of Life: What it Means for Your Data and How Idera Can Help
In July 2024, Microsoft SQL Server 2014 reached its end of life (EOL). This milestone marks the end of extended support from Microsoft, which has...
Essentials of Database Indexing for SQL Server
What is Database Indexing Database indexing is a technique used to optimize the performance of a database by enabling faster retrieval of records....
Understanding the Principle of Least Privilege in SQL Server Security
The principle of least privilege is a foundational concept in database security that advocates for granting users the minimum level of access...
How to Avoid SQL Server Deadlocks: 5 Essential Steps for DBAs
Understanding SQL Server Deadlocks In SQL Server management, deadlocks are a common yet frustrating issue that can disrupt database performance. A...
5 Key Data Security Measures to Protect Your SQL Server
Essential Data Security Measures to Avoid Data Breaches Data breaches have become an increasingly significant threat to organizations of all sizes,...
Backup SQL Server: Essential Tools and Strategies
Don’t Take Chances - Backup Your SQL Data! With an overwhelming amount of blog posts, news articles, LinkedIn horror stories, and water cooler chats...
How to Successfully Migrate SQL Server to Azure SQL Database
Learn about SQL Server to Azure migration and follow these procedures for a trouble-free migration process If you’re thinking about migrating your...
Improving Your SQL Server Backup Recovery
Create a solid recovery plan. A critical part of your backup process needs to include recovery procedures. You should have a rehearsed recovery...
Prevent SQL Injection Attacks and Data Breaches
Don’t Be a Victim. Stay Ahead of These Top SQL Security and Compliance Threats You don’t have to be a DBA in the trenches to know that there have...
A User-Centric Tuning Philosophy
Collaborative Holistic Tuning of the Application Stack When planning for this blog, I deliberated over the title much more than anyone should ever...
How to adjust the Java heap size of DB Optimizer
DB Optimizer is a Java-based application designed to assist database administrators and developers in optimizing the performance of database systems. If you are running long…
Deciphering the SQL Server Performance Mysteries
Author This blog post was authored by Pinal Dave from SQLAuthority. Introduction Microsoft's SQL Server is a robust and widely adopted database...
Do you know the Risks to your Database?
Databases are vitally crucial to modern businesses across all market sectors. They are the repository of an organization’s information resources,...
Harnessing Big Data: A Strategic Advantage for Modern Organizations
There are different claims regarding the coinage of the term big data, but the concept of big data has existed since the mid-20th Century....
Key Insights into Ensuring SQL Server Security with These Practices
There are several examples where data theft has halted businesses or resulted in bad press that will leave a tarnished image. For instance, in 2017,...