Moving a computing environment from on-premises data centers to public cloud providers has become a fairly standard activity for many database...

Moving a computing environment from on-premises data centers to public cloud providers has become a fairly standard activity for many database...
Every server, database, storage appliance and network encounter some sort of performance issues. It is a major part of our job as database...
SQL Server security has always been important. Protecting the enterprise data resources stored in SQL Server databases is arguably the prime...
Maintaining a high-performing SQL Server environment can be a daunting task for a database team. Many factors can impact the performance and...
Even the most dedicated DBA is occasionally afflicted with some type of physical ailment that requires a day or two off from work. Sometimes all...
The cloud has made many aspects of a computing environment easier to manage. Things like storage and compute power can simply be scaled up and down...
There are different approaches to migrating to the cloud, but most organizations start out in a hybrid fashion, with some resources on-premises and...
Automation is one of the key techniques by which SQL Server DBAs attempt to tame their environment. Without the ability to automate at least some of...
Recent years have seen many organizations migrate part or all of their SQL Server environments to public cloud providers. Moving databases to the...
If you have spent any time reading marketing material from cloud vendors, you will know that there is a big push to move your workloads to platform...
Compliance or noncompliance, that is the question. Is it an economically sound strategy to spend the necessary resources to remain compliant with...
If the past year has taught us anything, it is that we can never know what’s coming next. Just to survive, we may need to reevaluate our...
On behalf of the entire Aqua Data Studio team, we’re excited to announce the release of Aqua Data Studio version 21.0 with Enhancements in the...
The information stored in corporate databases needs to be protected in multiple ways. Database backups are necessary to recover from a physical or...
Many DBAs don't have time to learn PowerShell. Thankfully, there is an excellent PowerShell library already created specifically for handling...
Backups are an indispensable component of all computing environments. Creating data backups regularly is considered best practice for everyone from...
Many reasons may make it important for an organization that collects and stores digital information to be concerned with regulatory compliance. Data...
The work-life of a SQL Server DBA can be unpredictable. One might be called upon to address a performance issue, setup logins, verify the backup...
Before you click away, let me assure you that this post is not about rodents chewing on power cords or networking cables. RATs is an acronym for...
Providing smoothly running systems that quickly respond to user queries keeps both customers and management happy. All but the most inexperienced...
The majority of organizations that use SQL Server as one of their database solutions have more than one instance in their environment. In some...
Without users, databases are rather abstract constructs that, it can be argued, have no real purpose. It is certainly an interesting technical...
If you have spent any time in the IT world, you probably know that things do not always go according to plan. In fact, at times it seems that...
Welcome to the Cloud Day 2—in this series you will learn about some slightly more advanced topics in the public cloud. We’re going to go...