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Excel Add-Ins 3.0 Updates: Excel 2024 Compatibility, Expanded Database and Cloud Coverage, and Modern Security Enhancements

We are pleased to announce the release of Excel Add-ins 3.0, a major update to our Excel Add-ins for databases and cloud applications. The new version adds support for Microsoft Excel 2024 across all products. It also includes new database versions, expanded object and report support, improved data type handling, and enhanced connection security.

The alerts worth your time. Resolved faster

It's 7am. An alert fired overnight. You open your monitoring solution, navigate to the alert, cross-reference the waits, check the query plans. Twenty minutes later: it should not have fired. You knew that before you started, but you had to check anyways. The feeling of being overwhelmed by alerts is real. And so is the cost. Thresholds set once and forgotten, firing on patterns that have been normal for months. The inbox fills. DBAs learn to ignore most alerts. The workaround becomes the workflow.

Why database governance in financial services is falling behind where it matters most

If anyone knows how to operate under scrutiny, it’s database teams within finance organizations. It’s a given considering the more rigorous compliance requirements and processes they must follow. But the 2026 State of the Database Landscape: Finance Edition reveals something more specific, and more uncomfortable, than the familiar story of regulatory pressure.

dbForge: AI-Powered Multi-Database Tools for SQL Development & Management

dbForge is an AI-powered multi-database ecosystem for SQL development, database design, data management, testing, administration, reporting, and automation. In this video, you will see how dbForge helps database developers, DBAs, and technical teams reduce tool switching and work across SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, cloud databases, and on-premises environments from one connected ecosystem.

dbForge - AI-Powered Database Ecosystem for Developers & DBAs

Managing different databases, tools, and environments can slow down your workflow… but dbForge brings everything together. Work with SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and cloud databases Use AI to generate, explain, fix, and optimize SQL queries Design, develop, test, manage, and automate databases Choose from dbForge Edge, dedicated Studios, standalone tools, and SSMS/Visual Studio add-ins.

Turning down grad school, self-learning Power BI, and Lego! (Kristyna Ferris) | Simple Talk Podcast

Kristyna Ferris turned down grad school, learned Power BI, moved into the data world - and never looked back. In this chat with Steve Jones, Kristyna explains why she did it, what she’s learned, and even why her first DBA changed her password! Plus: being a Microsoft MVP, the importance of self-learning, being inspired to get involved with the community, and Kristyna’s passion for Lego, movies, and more!

MongoDB Changelog Automation Explained: How Harness Database DevOps Works

Managing MongoDB database changes shouldn't require manually creating and maintaining changelogs. In this video, you'll learn how Harness Database DevOps automatically generates MongoDB changelogs, helping teams capture existing database changes and bring them into version control for reliable CI/CD workflows. As a modern **database schema migration tool**, Harness Database DevOps helps teams automate database change management across relational and NoSQL databases, reducing manual effort and deployment risk.