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Why do Developers Automate Database Processes?

Posted by Lukas Vileikis on Mar 4, 2022 9:00:00 AM

If you’ve been around the world of development at least for a little while, you will know – automation is everywhere. We mean, it’s 2022: one can find companies automating robotization processes, there are specialized houses with automated processes instead of keys, etc. 

The software sector is not an exception to this rule, either – automation, especially database automation, in the software sector is rampant as well. Some of the processes that are being increasingly automated are related to databases, database monitoring, and database farm management: by automating database processes, people find themselves at ease when working with all kinds of database flavors. 

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Topics: database dashboard, database operations, sql server monitoring, sql monitoring tools, database monitoring, sqlmonitor, sqlperformance, sqlmanager, database farm, farmmanagement

Running Databases – Docker vs. Alternatives

Posted by Lukas Vileikis on Mar 2, 2022 9:00:00 AM

These days, Docker is a frequent friend of many developers. Some developers even turn to Docker to run their database systems – applications are safe in containers, containers usually are lightweight, and generally, containers allow devs to bundle all the software they use into “boxes” called Docker containers. 

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Topics: database dashboard, database operations, sql server monitoring, sql monitoring tools, database monitoring, sqlmonitor, sqlperformance, sqlmanager, database farm, farmmanagement

Microsoft Azure vs. dbWatch to Manage SQL Environments

Posted by Lukas Vileikis on Feb 26, 2022 9:00:00 AM

If you’ve heard of databases of any kind, there’s a good chance you’ve heard (or even worked with) Microsoft Azure, or simply Azure as it called in the development circles. Azure is a frequent friend in the Microsoft circles – partly because it’s developed by Microsoft, but also partly because it’s a very efficient tool in managing all kinds of databases. 

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Topics: database dashboard, database operations, sql server monitoring, sql monitoring tools, database monitoring, sqlmonitor, sqlperformance, sqlmanager, database farm, farmmanagement

Deploying Databases Locally vs. In a Live Environment - What to Consider

Posted by Lukas Vileikis on Feb 21, 2022 3:17:03 AM

All developers and database administrators have been in a situation where they need to test their database deployments before going live. There‘s simply no way around it: want to be live? Test your environment in a sandbox before moving onto publicly visible spaces (e.g. the web, etc.) But have you ever wondered what database administrators need to consider before deploying their database environments both locally and live? We will tell you all about that in this blog post. 

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Topics: database dashboard, database operations, sql server monitoring, sql monitoring tools, database monitoring, sqlmonitor, sqlperformance, sqlmanager, database farm, farmmanagement

Monitor and add bulk database instances using dbWatch Control Center 

Posted by Chad Pabalan on Feb 13, 2022 5:11:00 PM

Have you had any problems with adding many database instances, one by one, manually using your current database monitoring solution? 

Can your current database monitoring solution scan for all the existing database servers within your enterprise network and track every database instance available?  

 

 
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Topics: database monitoring, sqlmonitor, sqlperformance, sqlmonitoring, indexmaintenance

Customizing your dbWatch Job for SQL Servers

Posted by Rey Lawrence Torrecampo on Feb 8, 2022 4:54:32 PM

What’s inside a template job? 

After learning about the different directories, we will now proceed on how you can add a job template to your active dbWatch Control Center. Download the job_templates.json to your local server. Preferably, this should be in the same machine where your active dbWatch Control Center is placed.  

 

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Recovering and migrating your dbWatch Control Center

Posted by Rey Lawrence Torrecampo on Feb 3, 2022 10:03:00 AM

As a Database Admin, your role is to ensure the organization's storage facility is working in tiptop condition. With the database monitoring tools at your disposal, it's easier to execute mundane database admin tasks such as database monitoring and database reporting with only a click of a button. 

 

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Database Locks - how to monitor and manage

Posted by Rey Lawrence Torrecampo on Jan 31, 2022 10:00:00 AM

Database locks have been a bane to most DBAs.

They cause unnecessary problems to databases and business processes. In this blog, we will examine what database locks are and issues that can arise from them and provide ways to deal with them on SQLServer.

Not only that, but we will also implement it in dbWatch Control Center as an example.

 

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Topics: database operations, sql server monitoring, sql monitoring tools, database monitoring, sqlmonitor, sqlperformance, sqlmanager

dbWatch 101: The dbWatch File Structure

Posted by Rey Lawrence Torrecampo on Jan 28, 2022 9:49:00 AM

Database Monitoring Tools are essential tools for Database Admins. When it comes to tracking the performance and health of their database systems, these tools need to capture your database instance's vital information.  

 

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Activity on Your Database Platforms – dbWatch Control Center Edition

Posted by Lukas Vileikis on Jan 17, 2022 9:31:00 AM

If you are a database-conscious developer, chances are that you are keeping an eye out on the things that are happening in your database platforms. Whether you are running a single database instance or a bunch of database instances at once, you are keeping an eye out on your databases nonetheless – one of the things you are inevitably keeping an eye on is the activity that us going on inside of your database platforms.

 

 

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Topics: database dashboard, database operations, sql server monitoring, sql monitoring tools, database monitoring, sqlmonitor, sqlperformance, sqlmanager, database farm, farmmanagement

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