Configuring Azure SQL Databases Using Azure Resource Manager Templates

In this article, you are provided with an example of this approach. When considering the use of ARM templates for modifying the configuration to existing instances of an Azure SQL Database, it is important to note that, by default, template deployments are incremental in nature. As the result,...

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Db2 Application Performance Enhancements

Db2 Version 12, the latest version of IBM's flagship database management system for the z/OS hardware platform, includes many new and improved features specifically aimed at improving application performance. As today's development teams are driven to implement applications at a faster pace, the DBMS must support the ability...

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GDPR for the DBA

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect worldwide on May 25, 2018. In response, companies throughout the world increased their data security awareness, appointed data protection officers and updated their privacy policies. ...

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Mapping SQL Server Management Features to Oracle Database

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Oracle as a Data Source, Setting up Oracle as a Data Source for SQL Server and Configuring Oracle as a Data Source for SQL Server address the use of replication within SQL Server where Oracle was used as the data source, and many of the comparisons or mappings...

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Modern Database Disaster Planning

Classic disaster recovery planning from the DBAs point of view consisted of making regular database backups and storing them off-site. If a disaster occurred, these backups could then be used to restore databases at a secondary site. Sometimes this disaster recovery (DR) site was maintained by a third-party...

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