Database administration

SQL VARCHAR Data Type Do’s and Don’ts for Faster Databases

Database administration, Work with data

This post has “strings attached: for a good reason. We are going to explore deep into SQL...
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Troubleshooting SQL Server Transactional Replication Issues

Database administration, Transaction Log, Troubleshooting Issues

SQL Server Transactional Replication is one of the most common Replication techniques used to copy or distribute data across multiple...
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SQL Server Transactional Replication Configuration

Database administration, SQL Server, Transaction Log

Transactional Replication in SQL Server is one of the most commonly used Replication techniques to copy or distribute data across multiple...
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Configure SQL Server Always ON Availability Groups between Two Synchronous Replicas. Part 2

Availability Groups, Database administration

We already covered some theory about configuring Always ON Availability Groups for Linux-based SQL...
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Understanding Always ON Availability Group between Linux-Based SQL Server Instances. Part 1

Availability Groups, Database administration

SQL Server Always ON Availability Group is a solution meant to achieve high availability and disaster recovery for SQL Server databases. We...
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A Simple Use Case for Indexes on Primary Keys

Database administration, Database development, Indexes, Performance Tuning, SQL Server • 3 Comments

Introduction Recently we encountered an interesting performance problem on one of our SQL Server databases that process transactions at a...
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Connecting a Bastion Server to a PostgreSQL Server via SSH Tunnel

Database administration, PostgreSQL, Security

PostgreSQL is a well-known relational database management system that boasts a secure environment...
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FLOAT Data Type in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Prevent Unexpected Mathematical Errors

Database administration, Work with data

Have you ever thought that SQL can be wrong in math? It sounds crazy. But if you’ve used the SQL FLOAT data type, you may have come...
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Storing Binary Data Types in SQL Server

Database administration, Work with data

Introduction Daily work rarely requires storing binary data directly to database columns. However, it is very useful in some cases....
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How to Protect MySQL Databases from Ransomware Campaigns

Database administration, MySQL, Troubleshooting Issues • One Comment

MySQL is known for being easy to use and highly secure. That’s why it is the number one choice...
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