Announcing the General Availability of IDERA SQL Compliance Manager 7.0

Watch the webinar “Pragmatic monitoring: Guiding IT with SLA management and application monitoring” by Robert Vandervoort to learn more about pragmatic monitoring within management of service-level agreements and application monitoring. Robert will help...

Database administrators must monitor their databases for factors such as availability, health, and performance. However, monitoring also has costs associated with it that may exceed the benefits it provides. A performance monitoring tool is essential for...

There are three distinct approaches organizations can follow to implement Data Governance. There is the command-and-control approach, the traditional approach and the non-invasive approach to putting a formal program in place. The benefits and the issues that result...

Database security is perhaps the most important part of an information security program that many people are not paying attention to. Some might assume that network or server security controls are adequate to protect databases. They are not. Gaps in Information...

A data model organizes data elements and standardizes their relation to each other and the properties of real-world entities. Edgar F. Codd introduced the relational database model in 1970, which uses tables to make databases independent of other software...

The data management professionals of today are finding their landscape changing. They have multiple database platforms to manage and need to control these complex configurations. Watch the educational Geek Sync webinar “Deployment and management of complex Azure...

If applications fail or suffer from low performance levels, then organizations lose revenues and customers. Information Technology (IT) operations managers and administrators need to adopt a complete IT dashboard. It needs to provide total visibility over the IT...

Database administrators are busier than ever these days, so fighting fires is the last thing they want to spend their time doing. A proactive approach to database performance and maintenance helps keep them ahead of trouble and prevents minor problems from turning...

In the data management arena, you may hear from data professionals that if you don’t get the data right, nothing else matters. Several factors can lead to a poor database design — lack of experience, a shortage of the skills, tight timelines, and...

The choice between paid and open-source software tools can be a confusing one for decision makers. The promise of obtaining software that can reduce costs while providing the same level of functionality can be alluring. There are few software procurement professionals...

Data architects face many challenges on a day-to-day basis. Models and associated metadata are the only means by which you can understand and manage complex data environments. Without comprehension, it is impossible to manage data quality. A well-defined data...

The cloud is transforming the way modern-day applications are being designed. Data is at the center of multiple challenges while architecting solutions in the cloud. With technology changing fast, there are new possibilities for processing data. Cloud native combines...