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SQL Server Alert Management: From Chaos to Clarity
Author This blog post was authored by Pinal Dave from SQLAuthority. Introduction In the fast-paced world of database administration, staying ahead of potential problems is key. SQL Server alerts serve as the early warning system, informing you of critical issues...
Navigating SQL Server CPU and Memory Usage Woes
Author This blog post was authored by Pinal Dave from SQLAuthority. Introduction Microsoft SQL Server is a powerful database management system, but like any robust software, it can encounter performance issues related to CPU and memory usage. In this post, we'll...
Save Money and Space With SQL Inventory Manager from Idera
As organizations grow, their data processing and storage needs often grow too. It can be easy to lose track of your inventory when you're in charge of multiple databases and responsible for managing a large number of SQL servers. Using tools such as Idera's SQL...
Using Historical Data to Prevent SQL Server Issues
Author This blog post was authored by Pinal Dave from SQLAuthority. Introduction Forecasting future SQL Server performance issues can often feel like gazing into a crystal ball. However, the key to predicting future troubles often lies in the past - specifically,...
Announcing the General Availability of IDERA SQL SAFE Backup 9.2.1
Introducing IDERA SQL SAFE Backup 9.2.1: The Latest Release of Our Leading SQL Server Backup Solution IDERA SQL Safe Backup is a comprehensive solution for backing up and recovering SQL Server databases. With IDERA SQL Safe Backup, users can easily schedule and verify...
Deciphering the SQL Server Performance Mysteries
Author This blog post was authored by Pinal Dave from SQLAuthority. Introduction Microsoft's SQL Server is a robust and widely adopted database management system renowned for its scalability, security, and comprehensive feature set. However, like any software, it can...
Do you know the Risks to your Database?
Databases are vitally crucial to modern businesses across all market sectors. They are the repository of an organization’s information resources, essential assets used to run its business and gain an edge over its competitors. Big data and the Internet of Things (IoT)...
Harnessing Big Data: A Strategic Advantage for Modern Organizations
There are different claims regarding the coinage of the term big data, but the concept of big data has existed since the mid-20th Century. Librarians and custodians of scientific information identified a trend in the quantity of data generated. The amount of data...
Key Insights into Ensuring SQL Server Security with These Practices
There are several examples where data theft has halted businesses or resulted in bad press that will leave a tarnished image. For instance, in 2017, Equifax disclosed that the personal information of over 145 million people was exposed, including social security...
Improve SQL Server Usage Management and Efficiency
If your organization deals with a high volume of customer data, telemetry, or other metrics, it’s likely you'll have some substantial databases to manage. Many organizations start with modest data management requirements and then find that their early database schema...
Identifying AD Accounts without Proper Encryption Type
You may have accounts (inc. trust accounts) in AD that have a null value for msds-SupportedEncryptionTypes. They may have been working "by accident" before and may break post-hardening:...
SpeculationControl: Use PowerShell to Check for Risks
Checking Hardware Vulnerability to Spectre and Meltdown Microsoft released a module a couple of years ago (updated 3 weeks ago) that you can use to identify whether your hardware is vulnerable against Spectre and Meltdown threats. To try this, install the module from...
Creating ISO Files
PowerShell can turn regular folders into ISO files. ISO files are binary files that can be mounted and then behave like a read-only CD-ROM drive. Create Your Own ISO Files In the past, ISO files were commonly used to mount installation media. Today, you can easily...
Initialize Transactional Replication from your Backups
This blog provides guidance on the perceived limitations and restrictions on initializing transactional replication subscribers from backups. The Trouble with Snapshot Initialization This blog does not mean that initialization from a snapshot should not be used....
Automating Defender Antivirus (Part 2)
On Windows, PowerShell comes with cmdlets to automate the built-in antivirus engine “Defender”. In this second part, let’s take a look at how you find out the antivirus settings that are active on your machine: PS C:\> Get-MpPreference...
Manage data and result sets, and SQL queries with Aqua Data Studio
Aqua Data Studio improves access and consistency by accessing data sources from a single tool to minimize the learning curve and maximize the potential for collaboration. SQL queries Build SQL queries by dragging and dropping schemas, tables, views, and columns into...
Converting Wavelength to RGB
PowerShell is a generic script language so you can do all kinds of stuff with it. Below is a function that takes a light wavelength and converts it to the appropriate RGB color value: function Convert-WavelengthToRgb { # derived from...
Querying Advanced Printer Info via SNMP
Many network printer support SNMP to query information about the device, i.e. its serial number, the status and paper sizes of installed trays, or error information. SNMP Queries with PowerShell on Windows On Windows systems, the operating system already brings all...
SQL Diagnostic Manager 12.0 General Availability
We are pleased to announce the general availability of SQL Diagnostic Manager 12.0. Existing users may upgrade to this version through the Idera Customer Portal. New users may download the trial version from the Idera Website. What’s New in Diagnostic Manager...
Determining Language Packs (Part 1)
Let’s assume you need to find the installed language packs for a Windows machine. In this three-part series, we use PowerShell’s features to tackle this problem. non-PowerShell command In part 1, we simply try and solve the issue by looking for a native non-PowerShell...