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Empowering Data Management and DBAs Through Better Tooling | SolarWinds Roundtable

Dec 20, 2021 By SolarWinds In SolarWinds

There isn’t a magical solution to the challenges that DBAs face on a daily basis. Instead, you need to become proficient in the use of a number of different tools to achieve your aims. In this roundtable, SolarWinds Head Geek Kevin Kline is joined with Megan Longoria and Jon Moore to discuss the evolution of tools for the accidental and seasoned DBA alike. The panel will discuss tools of the past, their favorite new tools, and overall, why you need database monitoring and operation tools.

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Announcing Apache Cassandra 4.0

Dec 16, 2021 By Aiven In Aiven

Aiven is thrilled to announce that it now supports Apache Cassandra 4.0. This is the first major version upgrade since Apache Cassandra 3.0 was released in 2015.

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Introducing Flyway Hub

Dec 16, 2021 By Redgate In Redgate

A brief introduction to Flyway Hub, helping you make safe and easy production database changes with Flyway.

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Data Dictionaries Explained

Dec 16, 2021 By John Morehouse In SolarWinds

Data professionals—whether they’re database administrators (DBAs), developers, or data scientists—work in a wide and varied landscape usually in flux and filled with challenges. These challenges could range from changing business requirements to keeping up with the sheer velocity at which technology evolves.

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Redgate joins stream of software companies moving to a subscription model

Dec 15, 2021 By Redgate In Redgate

Redgate Software announced today that it is joining other business software providers like Microsoft, Sage and Adobe, and moving to a subscription-first model.

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Explore the new SEARCH and CYCLE features in PostgreSQL 14

Dec 14, 2021 By Francesco Tisiot In Aiven

Using recursive queries? Check out the new SEARCH and CYCLE features available in PostgreSQL 14.

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How to Perform Point-in-Time Recovery of a SQL Server Database

Dec 14, 2021 By Paul S. Randal In SolarWinds

In a previous post in the backup and restore series, How to Restore Databases From Native SQL Server Backups, Tim mentioned some more advanced options when restoring a database backup, including performing point-in-time recovery of a SQL Server database (sometimes known as PITR). In this tutorial, I’ll build on the information in Tim’s post by showing you how to use backups to perform point-in-time recovery and a more advanced way to determine an exact point to restore to.

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The Autumn Budget and what it means for IT Teams in the NHS

Dec 13, 2021 By Jonny Byatt In Redgate

With all the hustle and bustle of hospitals, hard-working staff, and extensive cutting-edge equipment, we often forget about the invisible infrastructure that underpins our healthcare institutions. They all rely on the backbone of databases, and quick access to the data housed within them, to ensure systems at the front-end run seamlessly.

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EDB 14 Supercharges PostgreSQL for Mission-critical Applications

Dec 9, 2021 By EDB

Latest release adds capabilities for zero downtime updates and upgrades, enhanced Oracle database compatibility, and increased user choice of open source database and tools.

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Understanding the Role of a Data Steward

Dec 9, 2021 By John Morehouse In SolarWinds

Many years ago, in my earliest IT jobs in Omaha, Nebraska, I realized the field of data was going to continue to evolve and, as such, there would always be a need for people who worked with and understood data. Regardless of which industry someone worked in—financial, medical, governmental, transportation, or retail—someone would have to work with and maintain business data, or the business would fail. This realization led me into the world of databases and SQL Server.

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