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Data governance offers a method of making more productive use of enterprise data resources. Building a data governance framework with ER/Studio enables everyone to use data consistently across an organization.

We are pleased to announce the release of Precise 10.3.1, the leading database and application performance monitoring platform. Precise helps IT professionals improve the end-to-end performance monitoring of databases and applications, and recommend ...

Targeted attacks on SQL Servers put enterprise data at risk. SQL Secure helps teams keep unauthorized users away from their SQL Servers while SQL Safe Backup creates the backups required to quickly recover production systems if problems arise.

The challenges of managing multi-platform database environments demand versatile tools. Aqua Data Studio provides teams with a flexible tool for accessing and managing over 40 different database platforms from a unified interface.

DBArtisan's Analyst Packs provide database administrators with the capability to analyze the space, performance, and capacity needs of their systems so they are never caught by surprise and can quickly locate the source of problems affecting response time.

Aqua Data Studio continues to evolve and provide new features and functionality to its users. Check out how the newest version makes the tool level more valuable to a database support team.

Physical data modeling is where the abstract concepts defined in conceptual and logical models are implemented with a specific database platform. ER/Studio offers teams a versatile platform that helps with all stages of data modeling.

We’re excited to announce the release of SQL Enterprise Job Manager 2.3 SQL Enterprise Job Manager is an industry leading monitoring, scheduling and management solution for SQL Server agent jobs and Windows tasks for deployments in environments...

Cloud computing offers many benefits but can complicate system management and regulatory compliance. SQL Compliance Manager helps teams keep their SQL Server environment in compliance with a wide range of standards whether on-premises or in the cloud.

Optimizing database performance is a challenging undertaking. Precise for Databases provides teams with the necessary information to optimize efficiently by identifying the queries and objects that will benefit the most from optimizaton.

From a slang term for the clothes you wear, through what makes up those clothes, to how a computer process work, they are all called threads. In this post we will discuss what threads are in compute terms, how they relate to SQL Server, and a ramific...

We are going to get right to it and not bury the lead here, query tuning is not the same thing as performance tuning.  Now there are certainly many places and many people who use the terms interchangeably, but they are not the same.  See a...

Load testing is an essential activity that helps teams determine if their database systems can handle peak users demand. DB Optimizer is a valuable tool for profiling and load testing major relational database platforms to avoid unpleasant surprises once a system goes into production.

With every fresh SQL Server installation, there are several default configuration changes you probably consider. For instance, you should probably set a maximum value on Max Server memory to avoid memory pressure on vital OS resources. You also shoul...

SQLyog is a valuable tool for MySQL administration. Its Ultimate Edition provides enhanced features that are suitable for use with mission-critical database environments on-premises or in the cloud.

Trace flags are SQL Servers version of magic spells. They’re kinda mystical with strange numerical names, and they can often do very powerful things. Sometimes good things that eventually become default features (e.g avoiding mixed extents), or...

Logical data models form the bridge between abstract conceptual models and the physical models used to implement a database. ER/Studio enables teams to creates all three types of data models so they can develop systems more efficiently.

IDERA is pleased to announce its inclusion in the DBTA 100 for 2021. The DBTA 100 is compiled to highlight companies that are addressing their customers’ current and future needs to handle data resources more effectively. The need for producing...

SQL Server Agent jobs enable DBAs to automate many repetitive tasks on their systems. SQL Enterprise Job Manager offers a valuable platform from which to manage large numbers of SQL Agent jobs across diverse environments.

Big data poses challenges to organizations searching for value in the flood of information available to them. Visualization is a viable method of understanding big data resources to provide value to the business.

MySQL DBAs need to approach security with the mindset of trusting nobody and monitoring everything. Both internal and external security risks can be minimized with the robust monitoring and alerting available from SQL Diagnostic Manager for MySQL.

Manually tracking and monitoring database changes is inefficient and can result in oversights and errors. Automating the process with DB Change Manager helps manage DB changes so they don't impact production systems.

Capacity planning is a crucial activity that enables the IT department to proactively address the evolving needs of the computing environment. Uptime Infrastructure Monitor provides the information necessary to make informed capacity planning decisions.

Effective data modeling helps organizations make the most productive use of data resources. Developing a conceptual model is the starting point where business requirements can be abstractly discussed to form the basis of more detailed logical and physical models.