Aaaaaazure! (Bless you.) Part 2 (3)
In the spirit of keeping my blogs light and fun (?), the title was an attempt at that. In these interesting times (COVID-19 pandemic) and the need to stay home, I have been doing my share of yard work...
Using Foglight with Google Cloud SQL
We were recently asked if Foglight can be used to monitor Google Cloud SQL instances, specifically MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server. To clarify, these are the PaaS (or DBaaS) offerings from Google. Wi...
Tips on Performance Tuning from Pinal Dave – Look Beyond the SQL Query
Pinal Dave has done it again as he brought his signature style and enthusiasm to Quest’s Database Training Days. With over 1,000 people in attendance, Pinal addressed the age-old question, “Who doesn’...
Another Use Case for Database Groups
On the Foglight for Databases main dashboard, you can create groupings of instances. These can be used to filter the dashboard, enable easier user-level access, and even allow fine tuning of alarms. ...
It’s a Learning Bonanza – Database Training Days
In our new reality of social distancing and remote work, it’s nice to hear a friendly voice that isn’t your spouse, kids or dog! It’s even better when that friendly voice is imparting words of wisdom ...
Are Your Database Deployments Becoming a Bit CLOUDY? Part 1 (3) – AaS the World Turns
Cumulus, Stratus, Cirrus….no…not that THAT kind of CLOUDY. The increasing number of cloud options can be confusing. With that in mind, I thought I’d ‘clear the air’ and review some of the more popula...
Getting started with the Foglight for Cassandra Cartridge
Many of our Foglight customers have begun innovating newer applications that require storage of massive amounts of data but remain flexible in terms of its data structure. Cassandra is a NoSQL databa...
A Review of Postgres version 12
Postgres version 12 is here. Did you miss its introduction like me? My excuse is the year-end holidays (what's yours?). Well, version 13 isn't planned for release until the fall, so there's plenty of...
Manage and automate Spotlight by PowerShell Command Line Access
When dealing with large number of connections, the power and advantage of PowerShell API can be leveraged to manage, automate, and administer Spotlight configuration. The efficiency gains obtained thr...
Similar Solutions and Customer Conversations: Spotlight and Foglight
I normally write about specific aspects of the solutions that I support, but I thought I'd try something a little different today. For those of you that don't know, I'm a sales engineer supporting Que...
Making sense of vmId and hostId.. wait, what?
Most of my blog topics come from customer questions and use cases. This is one I lost sleep over. The use case was to limit a disk usage rule from firing on a specific host. It got bigger when we dug ...
(Another) Foglight Countdown!
( * This blog has been updated from last year's.... ) We have all done it. We think we know the lyrics to a song. We sing them passionately….and incorrectly. Here are a few classics. “Excuse me whi...
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