As today’s database administrators (DBAs) manage the complexity of modern database environments, particularly containerized systems, they must lean into smart automation to transform database ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

SQL Server 2012 reached End of Support in 2022 after being a mainstay for many SMBs over the past decade. Continuing to run this SQL Server version, especially on mission-critical production systems, ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

DBeaver is a free, open-source, cross-platform SQL client and database administration tool. It is designed to support a wide variety of SQL and NoSQL databases, including MySQL and PostgreSQL. Its key ...

Security by default – protecting the enterprise in SQL Server 2025Issued by Ascent TechnologyJohannesburg, 25 Mar 2026 ...