Many of the administrative tasks required to keep databases operating efficiently need to be performed regularly. While in some respects, these...
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What do you need to consider when moving databases out of the cloud during cloud repatriation?
The promise inherent in new paradigms can often be the impetus for making major decisions in the business world. Companies want to take advantage of...
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...
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...
IDERA Newsletter August 2020 (Database Developer edition)
Product Release New! Aqua Data Studio 20.6 We are delighted to announce that the latest release of Aqua Data Studio is now available....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
How can you balance database security and database performance?
The security of any database can be improved. However, that likely degrades the performance of the database. The cost increases to improve database...
Are you aware of these database risks?
Databases are vitally important to modern businesses across all market sectors. They are the repository of an organization’s information...
Why are health checks for SQL Server life savers?
SQL Server health checks have garnered a great deal of notoriety over the last five years. What was originally a niche offering more than ten years...
How can you protect personally identifiable information (PII) in databases?
The data resources of an organization are one of its most valuable assets. Except for its people, the information contained in enterprise databases...
Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.8.6 General Availability
We are pleased to announce the general availability of Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.8.6. Existing users may upgrade to this version through the...
What do you need to know about compliance audits?
Compliance audits are an inescapable part of the information technology world we live in. A compliance audit is a detailed review that is conducted...