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SQL server monitoring and performance tools can drastically improve user experience and application functionality for enterprise workloads. To store, track, and share massive amounts of data across a global network, reliable database storage is a necessity for SMBs up to large organizations. But just as important is finding the correct SQL server tools to track and optimize database performance. These tools are now critical to the...

The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is the longtime framework for transferring files over the internet. Organizations are all too familiar with FTP server software for securing online traffic and business processes. At the core of the Internet Protocol (IP) is connecting devices and facilitating the transfer of files to and from remote geographic locations. Because internet communications aren’t inherently secure, SMBs up to enterprise organizations...

If you're looking for a system to store your company's data on-premises or in the cloud, chances are you'll be considering at least one of these top enterprise database software solutions. The list is comprised of database veterans such as Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, and IBM, as well as more recent additions to this competitive marketplace. The newer players take advantage of open source, cloud computing,...

Though VMware is the market leader for virtualization solutions, there’s something to be said for open-source alternatives with enterprise-level support — like Oracle’s VirtualBox. This article looks at how these multinational virtualization and networking giants fare when comparing their virtualization tools, free and premium features, and pricing. How to Choose the Best Virtualization Tool Virtualization offers organizations small and large segmentation of computing power and application services...

Data fabrics are relatively new constructs. They have their origins largely in data management, but they also tie into storage, platform integration, and other areas. They provide a data architecture framework designed to make data management more agile in a complex, diverse, and distributed environment. Read more: Data Center Survey: Outages Less Common, More Expensive What Is Data Fabric? To be a fabric, data "must have redundancy...

In the world of server virtualization, Proxmox and ESXi are two frequently mentioned examples of viable hypervisors. But how does Proxmox, an open-source solution, fare against longtime virtualization giant VMware and its hypervisor ESXi? This article looks at what to consider when choosing a hypervisor, explains the Proxmox Virtual Environment and vSphere ESXi, and discusses how the two compare to meet server management objectives. How to...

The concept of a data warehouse originated a couple decades back as an answer to the sprawl of storage arrays and NAS boxes. Organizations needed a way to corral their data in one centralized location. These days, data warehouses can exist on premises, heavily virtualized, in the cloud, or in some kind of hybrid arrangement. However it is done, a data warehouse is essentially a...

The first step to discovering potential application security vulnerabilities is to conduct static code reviews. However, once deployed, the application is exposed to new threats such as cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, weak authentication, and more. Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) tools enable you to spot these risks. Read more: Best Server Security Tools Top DAST Tools There are many different DAST tools on the global market,...