Database

SQL Sentry Then and Now Part 2

10/12/23 In my first post, I talked about how SQL Sentry has taken shape over the years. Now we announced SQL Sentry 2023.3, and a lot is changing. In the past, customers could onl…

SQL Sentry Then and Now

09/18/23 With the release of SQL Sentry 2023.3, I look back at the past 18 years I have worked with the product to admire where it is today versus then. It’s been an incredible exp…

The Future of SQL Sentry

09/15/23 This month, I celebrate 11 years of working on SQL Sentry. I started as employee number 15 at SentryOne and then moved through various roles in support, customer success, …

SolarWinds Partners with Data Platform Women in Tech to Bring Women Experts to Database Events

05/01/23 I’ve spent much of my career in the data platform as the only woman in the room. I’ve built software, written books, framed service offerings, and spoken at conferences, a…

What You Don’t Know About Azure Synapse

02/07/23 There are so many interesting and very useful Azure services out there. Over my time in the IT industry, I have seen the evolution of virtualization and eventually the clo…

Selecting the Best Azure VM Type for Your Workload

01/31/23 Organizations all over the world have been moving workloads to the cloud. Microsoft Azure provides a host of benefits and services which make it a top choice for on-premis…

How to Assess Current Workloads for a Cloud Migration

01/19/23 Organizations large and small are taking advantage of cloud computing. This can be as simple as leveraging Office 365 or migrating all of their business applications from …

How to Build Processes and Reports While Protecting Data for GDPR

01/13/23 Privacy and data protection remain essential priorities for companies of all types and sizes. More organizations realize they are accountable for any personal information …

What Databases Taught Me About Scaling Observability

01/10/23 I recently attended a virtual event and heard the speaker comment, “Relational databases don’t scale.” To my ears, this is about as silly a statement as saying, “No one ca…

DataOps vs. DevOps – Similar or Completely Different?

01/05/23 Over the past several years, there has been a big focus on streamlining infrastructure operations. Many organizations have begun using DevOps principles in their software …

Can an Application Exist Today Without a Database?

12/22/22 As a data professional, I often think about all the things around me generating data and consider where this data is ultimately being used. Have you ever taken a minute to…

A Guide to Stack Overflow’s Path to the Cloud

12/22/22 Like many companies, Stack Overflow is trying to get out of the business of running our architecture in our own data centers; instead, we want to offload some of the more …