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5 things to look for in a monitoring tool

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A key finding from Redgate’s recent State of Database Monitoring Survey of over 2,500 IT professionals was that 79% of respondents reported using either a third-party or in-house monitoring tool. It’s notable because it’s an increase of 10 percentage points from the same survey last year. But when should you use an in-house tool, and when should you take the plunge and invest in a third-party monitoring tool like SQL Monitor?

2021-10-27

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State of Database Monitoring Report 2

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We’re sharing the results of our State of Database Monitoring survey in four insights reports this year – and the second one is out now. In The value of a monitoring tool for the entire organization you’ll learn why more businesses than ever are using a monitoring tool and how doing so can help the entire business to reduce costs, enhance security and collaborate more efficiently. DBAs - download a copy and send it to your boss, today!

2021-10-11

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Why pay for open-source software?

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The very definition of open-source software means that developers can change the code, which means that exclusive, paid, licensing is not a part of the deal. In short, open-source is free. Free of licensing anyway. So, why might you choose to pay for an open-source software like Flyway? Grant Fritchey explores.

2021-09-27

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What's the real story behind the explosive growth of data?

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IDC’s recent Global DataSphere Forecast, 2021-2025 predicts that global data creation and replication will experience a compound annual growth rate of 23% over the forecast period. But what’s causing the growth? Where will all of that extra data be stored? And how should we, as data professionals, prepare for it? Read this blog to explore these important questions.

2021-09-22

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The String Distance I

In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:

SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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