SQL Server Archives

SQL Server – Server Node Reports for Troubleshooting

This is a guest post from Pinal Dave. For many DBAs, restless nights start when end users complain that the application using SQL Server is too...

SQL Safe 7.4 is now available

by Scott Stone

We are pleased to announce the general availability of SQL Safe 7.4. Existing users may upgrade to this version through the Idera Customer Portal....

SQL Heatmap is here – Idera’s newest free tool

by SandiW

Idera strives to bring helpful tools to the market for DBAs and Developers to complete daily tasks and a variety of these are free. Today we...

SQL Compliance Manager 4.5 is now available

by ideracommunity

We are pleased to announce the general availability of SQL Compliance Manager v 4.5. Existing users may upgrade to this version through the Idera...

Quickly grouping events in SQL XEvent Profiler

by Vicky Harp

As you may know, Idera has a number of free tools for SQL Server and we’re always coming out with new ones. Earlier this year we debuted SQL...

SQL diagnostic manager Secrets: Configuring Alerts

by ideracommunity

There are a lot of features in SQL diagnostic manager. In this series, I plan to let you know about features that many users never find. In...

Time for an Upgrade?

by Richard Scruggs

I don’t know about you, but deciding when to pull the trigger on an upgrade is not that easy for me. What is to be upgraded usually doesn’t...

Webcast: Edge Case Testing for the Database Professional

by Vicky Harp

UPDATE: Slides are available here. This Thursday at 11 AM CDT, I will be presenting an educational SQL Server webcast entitled “Edge Case...

Get Better Integration with SCOM using SQLdm SCOM Management Pack

by SandiW

It’s an age old problem in IT, one IT department has one standard and tools they use to manage their systems. Another IT department has another...

Survey: Idera’s new SQL Server job management solution

by Vicky Harp

We are currently working on a new SQL Server agent job monitoring and management tool, to become available later this year. This first release will...

SQL Compliance Manager v 4.5 Beta

by Scott Stone

We are pleased to announce that SQL Compliance Manager 4.5 will soon be available for beta testing. Please note that this is pre-release code and...

Recruiting Beta Candidates for SQL Compliance Manager 4.5 Beta

by Scott Stone

Thank you for your interest in the SQL Compliance 4.5 beta. Please note that this is pre-release code and may be subject to certain defects. Your...

Achieve Better Automation with Idera’s SQL Diagnostic Manager

by Rey Rios

A seasoned SQL Server DBA has many skills, expertise and knowledge. Unfortunately, this also means that his/her time is always on demand by many...

Best Practices for Deployment of SQL Compliance Manager

by SandiW

So maybe you downloaded a trial of SQL Compliance Manager and want to play around with it. Or perhaps you already purchased licenses and want to...

Upcoming Events: SQL Saturday and TechEd 2014 in Houston

by Vicky Harp

We’ve got a busy week coming up for the Idera team. On Saturday, May 10 we will be at SQLSaturday Houston, which is being held at San Jacinto...

Counter calculations in SQL Diagnostic Manager

by Vicky Harp

Probably the three most common questions I get about counters in SQL Diagnostic Manager are: “How can I prevent alerting on temporary noise...

Most Popular FAQs for SQL Doctor

by SandiW

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...

SQL Server 2014 is almost here!

by Richard Scruggs

In case you hadn’t yet heard, last week Microsoft’s Quentin Clark, announced that SQL Server 2014 had reached the RTM milestone on March 18, and it...

SQL Elements 1.1 Beta Now Available

by Vicky Harp

UPDATE: The beta is now closed, thank you for your help! A beta build for SQL Elements 1.1 is now available. Please refer to the beta thread for...

SQL Saturday Silicon Valley March 2014 Recap

by Vicky Harp

It was my great pleasure to attend SQL Saturday Silicon Valley this past weekend, along with two of my Idera colleagues, Robert and Jessica. If...

Five tiny features of SQL Diagnostic Manager you may not know about

by Vicky Harp

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...