Db Maint is an administration program for maintenance of Microsoft’s database management system SQL Server. The software contains several functions which significantly facilitate administration and improve performance of MS SQL Server 6.5 and 7.0, e.g. safer and easier backup, continuous reports on the conditions of the databases, advanced logging and presentation, and analyses and documentation of the SQL Server installation, including databases.

In the new Db Maint 2.0, which supports SQL Server 6.5 as well as 7.0, the prime news is a significantly extended and improved logging. In addition, there are several new functions e.g. logging to printer and SNMP, predefined maintenance routines, improved and simplified installation, and automatic documentation of the SQL Server installation.

The potential for minimizing risks of losing mission-critical data is of special importance since the systems that are based on SQL Server – i.e. customer registers, invoice systems, accounting systems, systems for wages and salaries, supplier registers etc – are critical for virtually every middle-sized and large corporation, and where losing the data normally implies grave consequenses to the operations of the company.

Databases tend to be more company critical, which increases maintenance demands. Together with the global "down-sizing trend" (decentralization of database maintenance) this makes it extra important to safe-guard against loss of data since knowledge of database maintenance is often lacking in subsidiaries and smaller business units. I both these cases, using maintenance programs like Db Maint is the safest and most cost-efficient way to facilitate database administration and protect the organization against corrupt and inconsistent databases.

Despite its advanced and powerful functions, Db Maint is easy to use, specifically designed to enable even relatively inexperienced network administrators to maintain and configure administration of SQL Server – which is especially important in smaller installations without access to SQL Server expertise.

Db Maint 2.0 will be launched on a global basis and sold via Internet (www.dbmaint.com).

The following functions are all included in the new Db Maint 2.0 for SQL Server 6.5 and 7.0:

• analyses and documentation of the SQL Server installation, including databases.

• reorganization and consistency control of databases.

• advanced logging and presentation of SQL Server utilization rate and statistics.

• continuous and concise reports on executed activities, including error messages etc.

• automatic inclusion of databases created after initial setup of maintenance routines.

• extensible architecture; stored procedures can be included in maintenance plans with full logging.

• support for centralized logging; i.e. sending logs to one "master server" for simplified administration in multi-server environments.

• backup: Db Maint facilitates easy backup of databases.

• continuous reports of the conditions of the databases, and clear and early warning signals in case of corrupt or inconsistent databases. This enables the user to save data that will otherwise be lost due to destroyed database structures.

• logging to printer, SNMP, HTML, e-mail, master server, and NT’s event log.

• predefined maintenance routines, which simplifies integration with other software.

• improved control over logging level.

• simplified installation of the program.

• automatic documentation of the SQL Server installation and its databases.

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