Microsoft SQL Server Archives

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...

SQL Safe Backup 9.2.2 General Availability

by Scott Stone

We’re excited to announce the release of SQL Safe Backup 9.2.2 SQL Safe Backup is a comprehensive solution for SQL Server database backup and...

SQL Defrag Manager 3.8 General Availability

by Scott Stone

We’re excited to announce the release of SQL Defrag Manager 3.8 SQL Defrag Manager is an industry leading automated performance solution that...

SQL Diagnostic Manager 12.3 General Availability

by Scott Stone

SQL Diagnostic Manager 12.3 is available now. Upgrade or download the free trial version from Idera.com.

Database Backup and Restores Drills in SQL Server

by Anil M

Creating backups and restoring them is crucial for maintaining the integrity and availability of data in Microsoft SQL Server. Here's a set of...

SQL Server Alert Management: From Chaos to Clarity

by Idera

Author This blog post was authored by Pinal Dave from SQLAuthority. Introduction In the fast-paced world of database administration, staying ahead...

Save Money and Space With SQL Inventory Manager from Idera

by Idera

As organizations grow, their data processing and storage needs often grow too. It can be easy to lose track of your inventory when you're in charge...

Making the Most of Historical Data: Preventing Future SQL Server Issues

by Idera

Author This blog post was authored by Pinal Dave from SQLAuthority. Introduction Forecasting future SQL Server performance issues can often feel...

Improve SQL Server Usage Management and Efficiency

by Kyle

If your organization deals with a high volume of customer data, telemetry, or other metrics, it’s likely you'll have some substantial databases to...

How to Maintain Security Compliance to Prevent a Costly Breach

by Kyle

As businesses and government organizations shift a growing amount of their operations online, data security has become an increasingly important...

SQL Diagnostic Manager 12.2 General Availability

by Scott Stone

We are pleased to announce the general availability of SQL Diagnostic Manager 12.2. Existing users may upgrade to this version through the Idera...

Avoid Costly Microsoft True-Ups [Live Webinar]

by Peter

Database administrators need to better inventory their database environment to get a better handle on SQL Server sprawl and detect rogue instances...

Manage Disaster Recovery for SQL Server [Live Webinar]

by Peter

Database administrators need a robust solution to backup and recover their SQL Server databases to significantly reduce the effort, time, and risk...

Better manage and monitor your SQL Servers

by Peter

Do you need to manage and monitor your SQL Server environment for availability, health, performance, disaster recovery, security, and compliance?...

Learn How to Better Manage Your SQL Servers

by Peter

Do you need to manage your SQL Server environment for availability, health, performance, disaster recovery, security, and compliance? Join...

The Bottom-Line Benefits of SQL Server Monitoring

by Peter

Across nearly every industry, organizations depend upon SQL Server applications to drive critical business operations. In fact, the costs of IT...

How to simplify routine SQL Server administration tasks

by Peter

Database administrators need simple and quick ways to manage their SQL Server environment. SQL Admin Toolset provides 24 essential desktop tools for...

How to analyze the health of SQL Server database indexes

by Peter

To keep databases running smoothly, it is important to evaluate the properties and performance statistics of indexes of databases. For this purpose,...

How to ensure that SQL Server databases are backed up on a regular basis

by Peter

Keep sensitive and mission-critical data safe by performing regular backups of all important databases. Identify any non-backed up databases....

How to migrate SQL Server databases and data files

by Peter

Do you need to: Move databases from one instance to another (for example, to move a performance-intensive database to a faster hard drive to speed...

How to ensure that SQL Server databases do not have fragmented indexes

by Peter

Maintain the performance of databases by efficiently retrieving ordered data by resolving the fragmentation of the indexes. View the fragmentation...

How to monitor the health of SQL Server database instances

by Peter

Determine the health of instances by collecting real-time statistics. Such statistics include backup devices, databases, error logs, locks, logins,...