The SQL Server Vulnerability Assessment tool (VA) is a feature within SQL Server Management Server (SSMS) 17.4 that scans your SQL Server instances of version 2012 and later, identifies security ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDERA (an Idera, Inc. company), a provider of powerful database productivity tools, today announced an expanded portfolio of cloud-based database and workload management ...

SQL Data Discovery & Classification, a tool within Microsoft's SQL Server 2019, could inform attackers which data within a database is labeled sensitive, and which isn't, researchers report. Imperva ...

In this second delve into data cleanliness (read the first, How clean is your data?, here), we’ll test-drive the data profiling tool provided with Microsoft SQL Server. Other profiling tools have ...

Using SSDT means we don't just shout orders at the database; instead, we plan what we're going to say. For almost 13 years, Microsoft has tried to make Visual Studio a place where developers can do ...

Idera has come out with a version of its SQL Server database auditing tool that provides real-time auditing and continuous compliance for organizations dealing with Sarbanes-Oxley, GLBA, HIPAA, BASEL ...

I've been working with SQL Server for over 20 years now, Generally, I limit my tools to the things I might expect to find in a given client environment. My toolbox typically includes the tools that ...

Microsoft recently updated SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) with support for Visual Studio 2012, improved LocalDB functionality and new SSDT Power Tools. SSDT, if you're unfamiliar with it, is a ...

In the last several articles, I’ve been describing the benefits of reading and analyzing the benchmarking case studies vetted and released by the Transaction Processing Council (www.tpc.org). I’ve ...

Every business needs a well-designed database management tool. Finding a well-organized, functional system that allows your team to perform data-related tasks with ease is crucial to the success of ...