Month: October 2025

SQL Server maturity model

SQL Server Maturity Curve: How Banks Move from Reactive Risk to Strategic Advantage

When I talk with companies, whether they be community banks or healthcare companies, about their SQL Server environments, I find that most aren’t intentionally and proactively managing their SQL Server environment–they’re reacting to it. Things run fine until they don’t. Then, suddenly, IT teams are dealing with performance issues, failed backups, or questions from auditors…
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Query Store SQL Server

4 Key Performance Benefits of Enabling Query Store

Query Store has been around since SQL Server 2016, but its full potential often goes untapped. Some companies were initially wary of it after some edge case problems arose during its initial rollout. However, since its initial release, Query Store has undergone numerous enhancements and is rapidly establishing itself as one of the most significant…
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5 Signs Your SQL Server Environment Is Immature (and How Banks Can Reduce Risk)

5 Signs Your SQL Server Environment Is Immature (and How Banks Can Reduce Risk)

In banking, SQL Server isn’t just a piece of technology humming quietly in the background. It’s the backbone of customer trust, regulatory compliance, and day-to-day operations. Without it, transactions stall, reports can’t run, and auditors start asking uncomfortable questions. Yet in my conversations with CIOs and IT leaders, a common theme keeps coming up: many…
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