When running a MongoDB instance, it's always important and even recommended to disable Transparent Huge Pages. Database workload can be poor when THP is enabled. Service File This service will allow you to disable THP during startup. Create the service file we'll use....
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How to Install Agent for Hybrid Management Via Azure Arc
Microsoft states, "Azure Arc for servers allows you to manage machines which are outside of Azure. When a non-Azure machine is connected to Azure, it becomes a Connected Machine and is treated as a resource in Azure. Each Connected Machine has a Resource ID, is...
Amazon RDS – Serverless Automated Snapshots Tutorial
Snapshots in Amazon when taken manually, are not available for scheduling. In order to accomplish this you could run Amazon CLI but for that you would need to execute from a server based on a cron job or something similar. This solution will allow you to run a...
Setting Up HADR with Two Auxiliary Standbys
In my previous blog, I presented some of the issues you can run into when setting up one auxiliary HADR standby and a potential solution. This blog discusses setting up two auxiliary standby databases in detail. Let's start with all the information we need to set the...
Ten Factors for Choosing DBA Services
Data is the lifeblood of your business, which means taking care of it is essential for operating your business. Whether your company uses SQL Server, Oracle, Db2, or PostgreSQL, quality database support, maintenance, and protection must be an integral part of your...
Office 365 Email Migration Prep Guide
What is Needed to prepare for an email migration? As a system administrator, I have had my share of email migrations. Some have gone as smooth as can be, others not so much. With every situation being an opportunity to learn and grow, here are some tips I have learned...
PostgreSQL Performance Identifying Hot and Slow Queries
Table of contentsSlow QueriesMulti-Tenant QueriesHot Queries Using pg_stat_statements, we'll look at several ways to identify queries with slow response times and those that are heavily used. If you're not familiar with how to enable pg_stat_statements, please see my...
PostgreSQL Custom Delimited Imports with DBeaver
If you're not familiar with importing data using DBeaver, then I encourage you to view my previous blog here. When importing data, sometimes you receive data that isn't in csv format. The delimiter is tabbed, barred or others. DBeaver's csv driver can be customized to...
Terminating Db2 Backups to a Vendor Media Server
Sometimes, while running a database backup or restore, you may encounter a situation where you need to terminate the backup or restore operation. If the backup is writing to disk, this is quite easy: You can generally type Ctrl-C, and the Db2 Command Line Processor...
How to Restore File and VMs in Azure Using Azure Backups
Backups have always been a crucial asset in today's continuous battles to control and protect our data. Every day, your data protection is being challenged continuously by malicious malware and viruses to hold your data hostage and have you pay fees to get it back....









