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The newest version of SQL Workload Analysis is here! Problematic SQL queries can severely reduce the performance of SQL Server and the...

Lessons from Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Why SQL Server DBAs Need a Business Continuity Plan

Hurricanes Helene and Milton were a stark reminder of the devastating impacts natural disasters can have on infrastructure. With entire regions...

Perpetual vs Subscription: SQL Server Tools Pricing Explained

When it comes to purchasing SQL Server tools, businesses often face a key decision: choosing between perpetual and subscription pricing....

Understanding and Managing High Memory Usage in SQL Server

Understanding SQL Server Memory Usage Memory plays a crucial role in SQL Server's performance, serving as the primary storage area for data being...

How SQL DBAs can Proactively Manage 2025 Compliance Changes

As the world becomes more data-driven, regulations around data privacy, security, and management are constantly evolving. In 2025, several major...

Navigating SQL Server 2014 End of Life: What it Means for Your Data and How Idera Can Help

In July 2024, Microsoft SQL Server 2014 reached its end of life (EOL). This milestone marks the end of extended support from Microsoft, which has...

Essentials of Database Indexing for SQL Server

What is Database Indexing Database indexing is a technique used to optimize the performance of a database by enabling faster retrieval of records....

Understanding the Principle of Least Privilege in SQL Server Security

The principle of least privilege is a foundational concept in database security that advocates for granting users the minimum level of access...

How to Avoid SQL Server Deadlocks: 5 Essential Steps for DBAs

Understanding SQL Server Deadlocks In SQL Server management, deadlocks are a common yet frustrating issue that can disrupt database performance. A...

We are excited to announce the General Availability of DB PowerStudio 18.7

by Lisa

IDERA’s DB PowerStudio provides a powerful cross-platform toolset for database development, tuning, and management. New benefits DB PowerStudio...

Announcing the General Availability of IDERA SQL Compliance Manager 6.3

by Shiva Swaminathan

The newest version of SQL Compliance Manager is here! SQL Compliance Manager enables you to proactively monitor, alert, and report on the compliance...

5 Key Data Security Measures to Protect Your SQL Server

by David Greene

Essential Data Security Measures to Avoid Data Breaches Data breaches have become an increasingly significant threat to organizations of all sizes,...

Backup SQL Server: Essential Tools and Strategies

Don’t Take Chances - Backup Your SQL Data! With an overwhelming amount of blog posts, news articles, LinkedIn horror stories, and water cooler chats...

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...

Improving Your SQL Server Backup Recovery

Create a solid recovery plan. A critical part of your backup process needs to include recovery procedures. You should have a rehearsed recovery...

Prevent SQL Injection Attacks and Data Breaches

Don’t Be a Victim. Stay Ahead of These Top SQL Security and Compliance Threats You don’t have to be a DBA in the trenches to know that there have...

Macros – Add even more custom properties

This post follows the previous one, “Macros – Add custom properties to specific objects”, where we shared scripts to automatically bind Attachments to ER Objects….

A User-Centric Tuning Philosophy

Collaborative Holistic Tuning of the Application Stack When planning for this blog, I deliberated over the title much more than anyone should ever...

Macros – Add custom properties to specific objects

Sometimes, you may need to specify custom properties for various objects such as Entities, Tables, Attributes, etc. The macros I’ll be sharing in this post,…

Macros – Import objects from a diagrams.net | draw.io XML file

A script that imports a particular diagrams.net XML file (formerly draw.io) including specific Data used to retrieve the properties required to create the Entity Relationship…

Announcing the General Availability of IDERA SQL Secure 4.4

by Shiva Swaminathan

We are excited to announce the general availability of IDERA SQL Secure 4.4. IDERA SQL Secure empowers users to identify vulnerabilities in SQL...

We are excited to announce the General Availability of DB PowerStudio 18.6!

by Lisa

IDERA’s DB PowerStudio provides a powerful cross-platform toolset for database development, tuning, and database management. New benefits DB...

Announcing the General Availability of IDERA SQL Compliance Manager 6.2

by Shiva Swaminathan

Introducing IDERA SQL Compliance Manager 6.2: The Latest Release of Our Leading SQL Server Auditing Solution SQL Compliance Manager (CM) is the...

SQL Safe Backup 9.2.2 General Availability

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

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

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

SQL Diagnostic Manager for MySQL 8.9.5 General Availability

We are pleased to announce the general availability of SQL Diagnostic Manager (SDM) for MySQL 8.9.5 Existing users may upgrade to this version...

How to adjust the Java heap size of DB Optimizer

DB Optimizer is a Java-based application designed to assist database administrators and developers in optimizing the performance of database systems. If you are running long…

How to adjust the Java heap size of DB Change Manager