Your Problems Quantified 70% of performance problems are caused by code, not infrastructure Less Than 30% of problems can be found by standard Load Testing Users have zero patience for slow performance What You Need: Experts averaging 20 years of experience to augment your team After Hours Support to take the stress off your internal […]
Facebook and all its entities had a moment of angst this week. Their network went down when they updated configurations in their internal network, which led to Facebook’s network no longer broadcasting to the wider internet how to find their systems. In fact, their systems sent out updates to the rest of the internet telling […]
There are a lot of good reasons why you should move to the CLOUD. You are sending a lot of your physical environment (building, security, atmosphere controls, redundancy of power etc.) and the hardware care to someone else for a significant cost savings. Keeping up with the new hardware technology not to mention the licensing […]
If you are in IT one of the last things you might want to consider is how to reduce your company’s ecological footprint, but by doing an excellent job of controlling your data environment, you can help the company help the planet. You can reduce your usage of the electricity and equipment by archiving […]
In this series of blogposts, Jani Savolainen, Founder & CTO of SQL Governor describes how to carry out a successful capacity planning project on existing SQL Server failover cluster instances environment with the SQL Governor software. To spice it up, this step-by-step blog series will address a scenario where the server hardware is planned to […]
By Rohit Khadka, Sr. Database Administrator As a Production DBA, I have had the opportunity to do an upgrade/migration from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2016. During the process, I realized that installing a new SQL Server on 20-30 servers in a short time was going to be challenging and monotonous. Going through the […]
Alexa, Amazon’s voice-controlled assistant, will be offering exclusive deals to its Prime members on Cyber Monday. Just by asking “Alexa, what are your deals?”, the U.S. e-commerce giant announced that the voice assistant would respond with secret tips and deals. What is Alexa Voice Shopping? Alexa Voice Shopping is an Amazon service that allows customers […]
Do You Want Your Clothing Tracking You? Tommy Hilfiger is considering putting tracking chips in your clothing. Tracking where and when you wear their clothes so that they can reward you for brand loyalty It sounds like a clever and fun way to for your company to connect with your target consumer and maybe even […]
When you think of today’s modern enterprise operation models, managing data in a safe but easily-accessible environment is crucial. The days of exchanging thumb drives or emailing attachments are long gone. Today’s professional landscape demands real-time, on-demand, safe access to corporate information. The ability to collaborate without managing multiple versions. Never asking again: “WHERE did […]
So you’ve hired a stellar database administrator and now you feel like you can go on about your day, letting him or her worry about taking care of your IT issues. But is there anything you can do to help them work more efficiently? After all, your business is your baby, and you want to […]