We are pleased to announce the availability of a new suite of performance products packaged to fill the core needs of most SQL Server DBAs. Discovery and Tuning Suite includes products to measure and optimize SQL Server performance for your critical ...

Our favorite holiday is almost here! National Rubber Ducky Day is Saturday, January 13. To help celebrate this holiday we are sending you our newest Mardi Gras duck for free! Our Twitter followers who post a picture of their favorite IDERA duck, tag...

In my last blog, I wrote about how to create a PowerShell module. Now, it's time to learn how to write a basic PowerShell function to put in that module. We are going to keep the functionality of this function very simple, and just writ...

Introduction The tempdb system database is a workspace used to hold temporary user objects, results created through queries and sorts, and other objects created by the SQL Server Database Engine. Because of the significant amount of data stored ...

Executing resource-intensive SQL queries requires a significant amount of processor time, memory, and bandwidth, and storage. Resource-intensive SQL queries prevent other SQL queries from using these resources. This can eventually lead to blocking. C...

Howdy! And wishing Y'all a Very Happy and Prosperous 2018!  In this very first blog of 2018, I'm excited to be writing this series on troubleshooting common Cloud database connectivity issues. The goal is to provide useful quick hyperl...

On December 19th, 2017, Ron Huizenga presented a DATAVERSITY webinar on the importance of organizational maturity. His experience with manufacturing flows and Six Sigma standards provides him with a unique perspective, which is enhanced by his years ...

My first time creating a PowerShell module I copied a folder structure and some files from the way DBATools.io set up their module.  But Rob Sewell (b | t) has shown me a better way and that is to use Plaster. In this article, we will walk ...

The New Year is almost here! Have you made any resolutions for 2018? Participate in our next #SQLChat on Wednesday, January 3rd at 11 AM CT with Monica Rathbun (@SQLEspresso). Monica will be leading a conversation on SQL Server Bad Habits in Configu...

We are pleased to announce the general availability of SQL Comparison Toolset 7.5. Existing users may upgrade to this version through the IDERA Customer Portal. New users may download the trial version from the IDERA website. The 7.5 Version of SQL C...

Diversity is a huge topic of discussion, especially as of late. Rie Irish (@IrishSQL) partnered with the PASS Women in Technology (WIT) Virtual Group (@PASS_WIT) for our latest #SQLChat. They discussed ways to increase diversity in tech and attract ...

As 2018 quickly approaches, we have a good opportunity to look towards the future.  GDPR will go into effect in May and with it we should see some significant changes in how companies handle their data.   GDPR will affect more than Europe ...

This blog title may seem a little odd at first. Then again today's news is rife with stories about data breaches, therefore on second thought it's not as odd a title as you may have initially thought. So when is your data actually safe? Since almost ...

This fun puzzle, created by Kenneth Fisher, is primarily focused on SQL Server but also includes some IDERA terms. Up for the challenge? Download the PDF below and complete the crossword yourself.

The first three participants to successfully send a picture of their completed crossword to zoe.bell@idera.com will receive a prize!

About the Creator: Kenneth Fisher has worked with databases of one flavor or another for…

Several versions ago, SQL Diagnostic Manager (SQLDM) introduced Alert Configuration Templates, which basically allowed users to preconfigure alert settings (metrics which are to be alerted upon and the thresholds set for those metrics). This was a great addition to SQL Diagnostic Manager at the time as it allowed users to apply the alert settings to one or more monitored SQL Server instances with a few simple clicks. Without…

A lot of emphasis has been placed on diversity in tech of late, with good reason. Research has shown that a more diverse team finds more innovative ways to solve problems and build better products.   Women aren't entering tech at the same rates as men but are leaving the field almost twice as fast.  Other minorities are underrepresented in all steps of the hiring process.

Studies indicate that men will apply for a job…

Online shopping has become a popular way to purchase items without the hassles of traffic and crowds. Online shopping offers convenience and comfort not available from other shopping outlets. From the comfort of your home, you can search for items fr...

IDERA released an update of its free tool PowerShell Scripts for SQL Server. This release supports SQL Server 2016 and 2017, and Windows Server 2016. The update features 13 new scripts (four for SQL Server 2017, eight for security, and one for aliases) and seven updated scripts to support SQL Server 2017.

The free tool now contains 102 sample scripts that demonstrate various techniques for gathering and managing SQL Server…

Homer McEwen, aka Killa DBA, has always loved music – from his early years in the church choir to today's gigs as a singer and songwriter. After two decades in IT working as a DBA, he decided to combine his passion for music and technology and start making songs about the ever-changing world of databases, bits, bytes, and coding.

Killa DBA did us the honor of creating his very own IDERA Rap, and performing it…

Is Azure cloud part of your infrastructure? You can use IDERA Uptime Cloud Monitor to monitor your Azure cloud resources. As of today, we support monitoring for Azure Virtual Machines, Azure MSSQL, Azure database for MySQL and Azure database for PostgreSQL.

Prerequisites

Uptime Cloud Monitor from IDERA offers a SAAS based out-of-the-box solution for monitoring Azure resources for performance and availability. You need…

Working in tandem with David's announcement of Precise version 9.8, here is a one screen how-to.

Precise version 9.7 supports installing the Performance Management Database in a PDB.  Precise version 9.8 supports monitoring Oracle PDBs.  This screen shows the installation path for installing Precise's historic repository (PMDB) in an Pluggable Database.

We are pleased to announce the general availability of Precise V9.8.0

 

Here are some of the highlights:

 

Oracle 12CR2 support on Solaris and Linux

Full support for Oracle Multitenant Architecture (Containerized Databases) on Solaris and Linux on Oracle 12.2.0.1. This This is an important area for sales of Precise and we are now perfectly positioned to take advantage of the activity when customers begin their upgrades…

We are excited to introduce our new 2018 IDERA ACEs! This program helps active members of the database and data modeling community share knowledge by sponsoring their travel for speaking engagements and networking opportunities to a variety of SQL and Data Management conferences and events.

Members are selected annually and are up-and-coming data professionals who wish to become more active in the community. We are looking…

Are you attending PASS Summit 2017 in Seattle? Mention IDERA on social for your chance to win a YETI ROADIE 20!

Attending our Summit after-party? Take a picture of one of our famous IDERA ducks you scored? We want to hear about your Summit experience!

Those that tag us in a social mention on either Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram during PASS Summit will automatically be entered to win the YETI. You must be following…