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Understanding and Managing High Memory Usage in SQL Server
Using Custom Endpoints to create a BaaS enabled Desktop application for sending notifications to your mobile apps
I previously wrote a blog post on how to send notifications via our BaaS (Backend as a Service) support in Delphi to your mobile devices on iOS and...
Most Popular FAQs for SQL Doctor
SQL Doctor is one of the most popular products in the Idera portfolio and as such we get a variety of questions from users on how it works, where do...
Example of using JavaScript for Google maps in the Delphi XE6
One of the innovations in XE6, it's a method EvaluateJavaScript in the component TWebBrowser. This method allowing execute JavaScript on the...
Remote push notifications on Android with RAD Studio XE6
In RAD Studio XE6, we introduced support for remote push notifications with our BaaS (Backend as a Service) integration. We include components for...
New SQLyog and MONyog coming – please upgrade soon!
We are about to release upgrades to both SQLyog and MONyog with an important fix: linked libraries possibly vulnerable to the 'Heartbleed'...
Custom counter – deadlocks in the past X hours
In response to a couple of requests, here’s a custom counter that allows you to alert on the total number of deadlocks which happen in a...
Delphi (C++Builder) Android Mobile Client DataSnap Server
Преамбула DataSnap – платформа создания многозвенных приложений. Её история достаточно продолжительна, начиная с совсем ранних версий Delphi. Роль и...
Five tiny features of SQL Diagnostic Manager you may not know about
SQL Diagnostic Manager has been around for a long time, and many of you have been using it for years. For today’s topic I thought it might be fun to...
Idera SQL XEvent Profiler – a free tool for XEvent monitoring
The Extended Events technology added to SQL Server in SQL 2008 and expanded upon greatly in SQL 2012 is a powerful mechanism for monitoring activity...
Lazy Form Creation Design Pattern
One of the most important things about any application, and especially mobile apps, is short start-up time. End user does not like to wait for too...
Deep Dive: SQL Diagnostic Manager Availability Checks
One of the frequent questions I get about SQL Diagnostic Manager pertains to one of the most fundamental features of the product – exactly how is...
Some suggestions
Hi, I think it may be useful in SQL Defrag: 1. To see index script when I see the fragmentation of this index. Now I need to use another tool to do...
Creating an InterBase database on the fly with FireDAC
Recently I have been creating a number of applications using InterBase on iOS and Android using FireDAC components to talk to the database. One...
Is Your SQL Server Slow? Maybe It’s Trying Too Hard
The following is a guest post by Microsoft Certified Master Robert L Davis. Find more from him at SQLSoldier.com, and follow him on twitter...
Copying instance lists between SQL Elements and SQL Diagnostic Manager
If you’re a user of both SQL Elements and SQL Diagnostic Manager, it’s a reasonable bet that you’ll have some overlap of instances being monitored...
Customizing and Creating VCL Styles
Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio include various VCL styles out of the box. These can be used for your Windows applications and customized via the...
Using the REST Debugger will help you prototype your Delphi and C++ REST apps
As part of the new addition of the REST Client Library components in Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio XE5, we also include a REST Debugger so that...
Five Must-Have Tools For DBA’s
SQL Diagnostic Manager SQL diagnostic manager is a full, feature-rich monitoring solution for your SQL Server and virtualization platform with...
Percentage Of Full Table Scans.
We are hitting over 50% on our master database for full table scans. Would queries like this: SELECT DATE_FORMAT(now(),'%Y%m%d') as today,...
Fun with FireMonkey Gradients
Everybody loves colours. Great apps should use colours in clever and original ways. I have been recently spending a lot of time using Delphi XE5 for...
Android Bluetooth SPP / RS232 with Delphi XE5 YouTube video and examples
I found this great Delphi XE5 Android Bluetooth YouTube video, by Björn Hansen, from back in September last year after the launch of Delphi XE5. it...
Delphi XE5 – deploying and accessing local files on iOS and Android
Larry in Canada recently sent me an email asking a Delphi XE5 mobile multi-device question: "How do you include files and/or folders containing...
Changing FireMonkey style at runtime
Last month Sarina DuPont blogged about loading custom FireMonkey styles on a mobile device at runtime ("How to load custom styles at...
Using the new REST Client library components to connect to Web & Cloud services (Part 2)
This REST BaaS (Backend as a Service) client tutorial shows how to use the Embarcadero REST Library for accessing REST-based web services (REST...
Using iAnywhere Driver, how to fix conversion errors using dates which used to work with the old driver ?
In Aqua Data Studio 14.0.0, I checked the option "Use iAnywhere Driver" for a Sybase IQ 15+ Server property to test the Bulk Import Feature. The...
The Cheat-Sheet on SharePoint’s Distributed Cache
I was in Indiana this past weekend at SharePoint Saturday Indianapolis, and one of the presentations I delivered at the event was a favorite of...
Creating an Overflow Menu on Android
During my CodeRage 8 session I talked about creating an Action Bar with an Overflow menu, so I wanted to provide some step-by-step instructions. On...
How to load custom styles at runtime
During my session at CodeRage, I briefly talked about how to load custom styles at runtime. I wanted to elaborate on this topic and provide some...
Bridging the NoSQL, Cloud and Big Data gap with Studio 14!
With increasing adoption of NoSQL, Cloud and Big Data databases, we have released our new 14.0 version of Aqua Data Studio with full support for...
Mobile app lifecycle events handling in Delphi XE5
The lifecycle of a mobile app is more complex and different from a desktop app. On a mobile device an application runs either in the foreground or...