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SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a workflow orchestration service used mostly for data integration and transformation. It was first released as part of SQL Server 2005 and continues to receive updates and new features today. While SSIS can be installed and run on a server (on-premises or in the cloud), it’s also available in Azure Data Factory. SSIS is commonly used to perform tasks such as: While SSIS originally only ran on Windows, it has also been available for Linux since 2017.

In my previous post, Native SQL Server Backup Types and How-To Guide, I discussed the main types of native SQL Server backups and various backup options. Backups are critical to restoring databases quickly, but there isn’t much benefit to having backup files sitting around if you aren’t prepared and know when and how to perform the restores.

We have upgraded to the latest PostgreSQL version. Read on to find out what changes for you.

FlashDrive.io apps can communicate with each other inside the same stack using FlashDrive's internal network capabilities: an ultra-fast internal network between apps installed inside the same cluster.

You’ve decided to migrate your applications from on-premises to AWS and are considering what cloud services are available that suit your needs the best. When you are migrating an application that uses a relational database backend (RDBMS) such as Oracle, MySQL or SQL Server to the cloud, the question of RDS vs EC2 will inevitably surface.

In this blog, we describe the different types of AWS’ managed databases and their various features and merits. By the end of the blog, you should have better information to choose the right AWS database that would match your application’s needs.

Monitoring MySQL with Prometheus is easy to do thanks to the MySQL Prometheus Exporter. MySQL doesn’t need an introduction – it’s one of the most used relational databases in the world, and it’s also open-source! Being such a popular database means that the community behind it is also huge. So don’t worry: you won’t be alone.