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How the dbForge SQL Tools Accelerated Creating Complex Queries and Boosted Financial Data Management at TC Transcontinental

An ability to work with databases with increased efficiency and speed can essentially contribute to a company’s success, assisting with the optimization of the overall workflow and the reduction of operational costs as there is less time one needs to spend on SQL coding, refactoring, and code optimization. However, it takes effort to find a product that would help with these goals while being reliable and stable and providing fast results without requiring any complex onboarding.

Fujitsu Enterprise PostgreSQL: Your All-in-One Guide to Features, Installation, and Effective Usage

PostgreSQL is a popular open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) known for its flexibility, scalability, and extensibility, offering a wide range of features. However, for large, enterprise-level projects, PostgreSQL’s capabilities may not be sufficient, leading developers to explore alternative systems. One such solution is Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres, a PostgreSQL-based database enhanced with commercial features designed to meet the demands of larger projects.

SecureBridge 10.6 With Support for RAD Studio 12.2 and Lazarus 3.4 Is Out!

We’ve been on a release spree recently, and it seems not to show any signs of stopping. This time, we’ve got some good news for the users of SecureBridge, our top-tier library of client and server components for SSH, SFTP, FTPS, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL, WebSocket, and SignalR protocols. Today, we have rolled out an update of SecureBridge with a few nifty enhancements that will keep your experience with it at an all-time high.

Making Full Use of Environment Variables for Flyway | The Tony and Tonie Show

In this episode of The Tony and Tonie Show, the pair discuss how Environment Variables make interactive use of Flyway much easier, and how they are essential when developing callback scripts. This article explains the range of configuration details you can provide and how, and demos a PowerShell script to auto-convert the parameter values stored in Flyway.conf files into environment variables.

Using SSIS Foreach Loop for Automated Data Processing

When you need to perform certain actions with each of the elements from an array that you don’t want to edit in any way, the SSIS forech loop container, a control flow task, comes in handy. Using it, you can easily iterate through items defined in a collection and automate processing them one by one. Eventually, this approach helps cut the time usually spent on manually handling each item from the dataset.

What's New in Devart Python Connectors: Support for Python 3.13, Enhanced Work With Queries, and More

Another release is coming your way! This time we have rolled out an update for our collection of high-performance Devart Python Connectors, which help access a variety of database servers and cloud services from Python applications and facilitate CRUD operations with data.

Top .NET Framework Trends of 2025 - What Developers Need to Know

The.NET ecosystem has come a long way, but the latest.NET Framework trends for 2025 prove there’s still much to explore and develop. Since its release in 2002, every newer version has brought some sort of upgrade, like the Parallel Task Library in.NET 4.0 and the shift to.NET Core in 2016. The introduction of later.NET versions unified these advancements to make development faster and more flexible. So, what does 2025 hold?

SQL Konferenz 2024 Insights Recap

SQL Konferenz 2024, an event that regularly connects database professionals, SQL enthusiasts, and data architects from the DACH region, took place this October in Hanau, Germany, hosting numerous attendees as well as expert speakers ready to share valuable insights and discuss the latest trends and innovations in the industry.

How the ilert Team Achieved a Seamless Migration from Community MySQL to AWS RDS Aurora with Minimal Customer Impact

As our customer base and data demands grew exponentially over the years, scaling our database infrastructure became imperative. Our vision was to set up an active-active database architecture that would ensure regional independence and exceptional service quality globally. Here’s an in-depth look at how our team managed to migrate our production data to AWS RDS Aurora, incorporating cutting-edge strategies to minimize impact during the transitional phase.

Monitoring Azure AKS & Azure Linux with VictoriaMetrics

Azure linux is a Linux distribution built for Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure. It can be used as a base OS when creating node pools in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters. Using Azure linux as a base OS for AKS node pools has several benefits, such as lower resources footprint, faster boot times, and better security.

Better Database Incident Management | The Tony and Tonie Show

In this episode of The Tony and Tonie Show, we discuss how Redgate Monitor helps teams manage database incidents efficiently, by providing the right data to the right people, at each stage of a tiered incident response system. With fewer distractions from routine issues, specialist staff can focus on core tasks while teams resolve problems faster and prevent future disruptions.

How to Migrate From SQL Server to MySQL

One of the standout features of dbForge Studio is its ability to import data from various sources, including ODBC data. This significantly expands your capabilities, both for direct conversion of data stored on different platforms and for the convenient development of database-related objects such as ETL procedures, reports, and more.

About Redgate Software

Today, more than 200,000 people globally, including 92% of the Fortune 100, trust Redgate to deliver ingeniously simple software. About Us: Redgate offers end-to-end Database DevOps to help organizations streamline software development and get value from their data faster. Redgate’s portfolio of solutions helps organizations reliably solve the complex challenges of database management across the DevOps lifecycle on any database, anywhere.

How to Migrate MySQL Database to Amazon RDS or Aurora

Amazon cloud storage offers a scalable and secure way to keep and access data across multiple devices. As to Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service), it provides automated backups, software patching, and scaling without the need for manual intervention. In this guide, we are going to walk you through the process of transferring a database from a local machine or a traditional server to AWS with the help of the command line as well as with a convenient GUI – dbForge Studio for MySQL.

Deterministic Data Masking in Redgate Test Data Manager | The Tony and Tonie Show

Struggling with inconsistent and unrealistic test data? Tony and Tonie discuss a new article by Khang Chan, a developer at Redgate, explaining how deterministic data masking ensures sensitive data stays protected while maintaining data integrity and reproducibility — critical for reliable testing and development work.

Best Amazon RDS Alternatives For Cloud Database Management

Data is in the digital age what oil was in the industrial age. Many organizations have noticed this and are now racing to find the most efficient, cost-effective, and robust platforms to help organize, store, and manage their data. Amazon RDS offers a robust cloud database solution, but like any service, it has limitations. In this guide, we’ll explain cloud database management, how Amazon RDS supports it, and why it might not meet all needs.

Simple Talks Podcast | Episode 8 - Coffee chat with Kevin Feasel

On this episode of Simple Talks, Louis sits down with Kevin Feasel and talks database design, conferences, battle tech games, and a lot more. Kevin has one of the most interesting origin stories so far in this series. He is a Data Platform Microsoft MVP and is the model of a great member of the data community. Also on the podcast, Louis learns a few new words and phrases, and for those of you watching on video, you can see him accidentally take himself out of the video a few times as well.

dbForge Edge Overview | All-in-One Database Development and Design Solution

Learn how dbForge Edge enhances database development and design with powerful features such as context-aware code completion, visual query building, and version control integration. Whether you work with SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle or PostgreSQL, dbForge Edge will help you easily reinvent and streamline your daily workflow.

Redis Monitoring: What It Is and How to Do It

Redis is an in-memory data store used primarily as a quick-response database or an application cache. As an open-source NoSQL database, Redis handles data operations in microseconds, making it perfect for applications that need real-time processing. Fast, flexible, and easy to use, Redis has become a key player in modern application design.. Developers love Redis for its scalability and because it delivers application performance much faster than traditional databases, thanks to its in-memory operations.

Installing and Upgrading the Flyway CLI | The Tony and Tonie Show

Tony and Tonie discuss a Phil Factor article that explains how the Flyway CLI installation and upgrade process works on Windows and Linux, and how we can make it simpler and less time-consuming using a bit of PowerShell automation, or by running Flyway from a Docker container, or finally by using a package manager.

.NET Core Top Practices for Developers

It’s 2024; who hasn’t heard of.NET Core, the primary framework developers use to build desktop and web apps? However, if you want to build something impactful, just choosing the right technology isn’t enough. Any major development process requires you to follow certain best practices to ensure that the project you’re building is future-proof. In this article, you’ll find the.NET Core top practices to help you ensure that your application is secure, scalable, and efficient.

How to Use SSIS Web Service Tasks for Data Retrieval

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a core component of the Microsoft SQL Server ecosystem that provides you with a versatile services toolkit for different types of data integration and transformation. Among many ways to pass data using the SSIS data integration tool, Web Service Tasks take up a special place, enabling you to fetch and load data, smoothly integrate applications with Cloud services, and handle real-time data exchange.

Awards and Endorsements Recap: Discover the Best dbForge Products of Q2 and Q3 2024

Recognition is essential for the Devart team, especially in the contests and nominations where the users get to vote. Such endorsements show us that our effort is acknowledged and highly appreciated by the community of developers, database administrators, and everyone involved in data management processes.

What is a vector database?

A vector database is a data storage system that organises information in the form of vectors, which are mathematical representations. These databases are designed to store, index, and query vector embeddings or numerical representations of unstructured data, including text documents, multimedia content, audio, geospatial coordinates, tables, and graphs.

.NET Framework vs .NET Core: Which Should You Use for Your Projects?

Knowing the key.NET Core vs.NET Framework differences is essential to decide which platform is best for your project. If you’re building modern, cloud-native apps that need to scale dynamically, you need a lightweight runtime with cross-platform compatibility, fast response times, and efficient resource management — and that’s what.NET Core offers. .NET Framework is a Windows-only runtime. It’s good for projects that depend on legacy UI like Windows Forms or ASP.NET Web Forms.

Top PostgreSQL Monitoring Tools

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL is a powerful open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) and is one of the most popular relational databases with over 1.5 billion users. It’s renowned for its reliability, robustness, and comprehensive capabilities. It is capable of managing a broad variety of workloads, from small single-machine applications to large-scale enterprise databases.