It feels like we have to deal with the compounding disruption of innovation on a yearly basis as software companies evaluate their product line, advancing some business solutions while retiring others. As with every other software vendor, the Microsoft 365 product...
Data is the lifeblood of your business, which means taking care of it is essential for operating your business. Whether your company uses SQL Server, Oracle, Db2, or PostgreSQL, quality database support, maintenance, and protection must be an integral part of your...
With Windows Server 2008/R2, along with Windows 7 OS, approaching EOL (End of Life) in mid-January, it is time to start prepping your infrastructure for upgrades. Microsoft announced last year that if you migrate your SQL 2008-2008 R2 environment to Azure, they will...
In the face of SQL Server 2008's end of life, there's been a lot of buzz around utilizing SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machine (VM). As one of the many ways of continuing support for your SQL Server Database, we'd like to elaborate on what exactly Azure VM is, what it...
SQL Server 2008\2008 R2's retirement is inching closer; now is the best time to weigh your options and decide on the next course of action. Do you migrate your SQL Server database to an Azure environment or do you keep an on-premise system and upgrade to SQL Server...
As SQL Server 2008\2008 R2 EOS gets closer and closer, we've been reflecting on the numerous versions of SQL Server that have come to meet the same fate. Looking all the way back to 1989, SQL Server has consistently offered top-of-the-line database performance. Since...
Security and compliance are two major issues facing users with service for SQL Server 2008\2008 R2 coming to an end. Once support ends, users will no longer have access to security updates to keep their system safe and maintain compliance for data protection...
Information Security and Regulatory Compliance are among the top priorities of CEOs and CIOs today. PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is one of the popular Information Security standards that, when implemented, protects cardholder data against...
The end is near for Microsoft's servicing of SQL Server 20082008 R2; by July 9, 2019 Microsoft will have ended all support for 20082008 R2. It may seem unsettling, but there's a lot you can do to prepare for the end of service (and increase your database functions and...
Sometimes a client calls for help with a performance problem. On one particular Tuesday, a client called about a long-running query. Actually they basically said "What's wrong with DB2? my query is running long! Are there lock timeouts happening?" The query came from...