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Why is database backup compression better than file deduplication?

Database administrators often argue with their storage administrators about not compressing database backups. Storage Administrators state that they...

COVID-19 and Tools to Support Database Professionals

by Crystal Berry

Are you working in crisis mode and need some help? Organizations are reacting to rapidly changing demands because of the current escalating crisis....

How to create custom counters with SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

by Peter

Every environment is different. SQL Diagnostic Manager has pre-configured metrics that it monitors and collects...

How to run prescriptive analysis with SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

by Peter

SQL Diagnostic Manager distinguishes itself from typical monitoring tools because it is more than just a symptom-based monitoring tool, since it can...

How to monitor MySQL performance with SQL Diagnostic Manager for MySQL

by Peter

The monitoring of MySQL and MariaDB environments is much more straightforward with quality monitoring applications. The proper monitoring...

How to configure metric thresholds and baselines with SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

by Peter

In SQL Diagnostic Manager, whenever a metric exceeds the configured value or threshold, the state of the metric changes and it can execute an...

Fünf Gründe für die Anwendung von InterBase in 2020 und darüber hinaus

by Matthias Eißing

(Eine Übersetzung von https://community.idera.com/developer-tools/b/blog/posts/five-reasons-to-use-interbase-in-2020-and-beyond. Im Original von Jon...

How to configure alert actions and responses with SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

by Peter

One of the more innovative components in SQL Diagnostic Manager is the alert actions and responses. This is the part of SQL Diagnostic Manager that...

How to monitor the performance of Galera Clusters

by Peter

There are several ways to deploy and maintain a Galera Cluster for the MySQL environment. SQL Diagnostic Manager for MySQL can help with each...

Who uses SQL Admin Toolset and what is their experience?

by Peter

Are you curious about who the customers of SQL Admin Toolset are in terms of the organization, industry, and country? Are you curious about what the...

DBArtisan Tips and Tricks Webinar November 2019

by BryanThomas

The November edition of DBArtisan tips and techniques Webinar covered three tips for using DBArtisan. Using Projects to organize your work...

How to plan capacity, monitor Always On availability groups, report, and integrate with PowerShell with SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server

by Peter

SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server helps database administrators to find and fix SQL Server performance...

How to run prescriptive analysis, monitor server-level waits, and monitor queries with SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server.

by Peter

SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server helps database administrators to find and fix SQL Server performance...

How to monitor tempdb, alert, and integrate with SCOM with SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server.

by Peter

SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server helps database administrators to find and fix SQL Server performance...

How to customize the dashboard, monitor query-level waits, and monitor backups with SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server.

by Peter

SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server helps database administrators to find and fix SQL Server performance...

What are the most critical performance tuning checks for MySQL?

by Peter

MySQL is the most popular and influential open-source relational database. As applications become more data-dependent, the database application...

How do databases on cloud virtual machines compare to managed cloud databases?

by Peter

You will need to make a couple of significant decisions right off the bat if you want to move your SQL Server database to the cloud. First of all,...

Which top metrics should you monitor for MySQL databases?

by Peter

As tables increase in size and more and more users come online, it becomes necessary to finetune the database server from time to time. The secret...

How to become a database administrator for MySQL

by Peter

You are reading this because you think that becoming a database administrator may be the right career path for you. Database administrators are...

Announcing the General Availability of DB PowerStudio 17.0.4

by Former Member

We are excited to announce the release of DB PowerStudio version 17.0.4 with improvements in the following areas. New Platform Support We have...

Announcing the General Availability of SQL Safe Backup 8.5.2

by Former Member

We are pleased to announce the general availability of SQL Safe Backup 8.5.2. Existing users may upgrade to this version through the IDERA Customer...