One of the many ways to improve database performance is to tune SQL queries running in your environment. Two primary reasons for tuning are:
Quase metade das invasões residenciais ocorrem sem o uso da força, de acordo com artigo publicado em Protected Home (em inglês). Isto é: alguém deixou uma porta ou uma janela destravada. Ladrões gostam de coisas fáceis e se gostassem de…
Would you like to monitor hundreds of connections from a single Spotlight Client? No problem! With the new Federation feature, you can monitor hundreds of connections without additional overhead on your Diagnostic Server. With Spotlight’s ease of deployment…
Hello and welcome to my first blog. If I'm honest, I've been pondering hard on what my first blog should be and I think I found just the topic to get my feet wet.
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One of the common cases that I often see users of Spotlight on SQL Server…
The 2016 Cloud Security Spotlight Report is fresh off the press! Get your copy and gain insights into your peers' adoption of cloud computing and security-related concerns and practices.
This visually rich report is based on a comprehensive survey…
Hi there, Quest fans! Let me open this blog by saying we’re absolutely thrilled that Microsoft named Quest a 2016 Messaging Partner of the Year Finalist for our ZeroIMPACT Migration solutions. It really is a tremendous honor to receive the Partner…
A couple of weeks ago, I offered seven key questions for building a solid evaluation methodology to help you as you embark on any journey to select new technologies, whether you’re looking for information systems management software, endpoint security…
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It’s hard enough taking a few days off work for a vacation, let alone to attend a trade show or some other industry event when you know you are only going to return and find a week’s worth of work waiting for you.
The fact is, we…
All migration projects are challenging whether it be email, AD, file server data and SharePoint migrations…Office 365 migration projects are no different.
Something that I have learned over the last 10 years working on various…
During October 2015, Oracle announced that the Extended Support Fee for Oracle Database 11g R2 will be waived until May 31, 2017. After this period, Extended Support for Oracle Database 11g R2 will be offered until December 2020.
A primary concern for…
As they say in business, time is money! Choosing the right things to spend your time on is more important than ever when running a successful business with so many things to do and less time to do them. Not only are there never enough hours in the day…
With the start of Season 7 of AMC's hit series "The Walking Dead" slowly advancing toward us, we are now left with not the question of when....but how, or who? Avid watchers will understand the what or the who to which I'm referencing, to the others,…
Co-written with Priscilla Tenggara.
When it comes to Pokémon Go horror stories, we’ve heard it all - from trespassing, to injuries, to even robberies. It seems like the risk to users has no limit. Whether or not it’s intentional, users gaining access…
As a database developer or DBA, you’ve lacked the proper tools to help you keep pace with the rest of your organization. You’ve watched your app-developing colleagues across the hall use agile to whiz through product releases and embrace DevOps to automate…
Nearly half of home break-ins occur without use of force, according to this article. Meaning: Somebody left a door or window unlocked. Thieves like it easy. If they liked to work, they’d get a job rather than try to rob you. In fact, cops will tell…
To all you DBAs and database performance monitoring enthusiasts out there: Have you gotten your copy of the survey The Real World of the Database Administrator yet?
In my previous post, I highlighted several facts of DBA life noted in the survey, including…
...So you can start building a water weenie.
Sure, you can spend your whole summer working on SQL Server performance tuning, but wouldn’t you really rather build and operate your own water weenie, like Windell here?
I thought so.
Windell is a…
It’s crazy - technology and business are moving faster than ever and you’re sprinting just to keep up. Meanwhile, your workday is wasted on tons of repetitive, day-to-day tasks. That’s why we hosted a Virtual Tradeshow.
The bad news…
Let’s face it: We can’t all be the kind of hero who saves the world. But as a database administrator, if you could simplify database migrations and upgrades in your company, wouldn’t that make you a hero with your users and co-workers?…
You don’t have to be faster than a speeding bullet or more powerful than a locomotive to become a data protection hero. You simply need to address the when, where, why and how of protecting your organization’s applications and data against various threats…
I meet a lot of database developers who have agile envy. Are you one of them?
Do you see your counterparts on the application development teams scrumming and sprinting their way to shorter product cycles? Do you watch app developers release 25 updates…
VMworld 2016 is right around the corner and we couldn’t be more excited! With over 400+ unique breakout sessions and panels, there’s something for everyone. This year, we will be attending the event and we asked our Performance Monitoring team some questions…
