dbWatch

16/10/2026

Friday database humor:

Databases never get lonely because they always have connections. Photo by Anderson Rian on Unsplash.

Photo by Anderson Rian on Unsplash

15/10/2026

Our webinar is coming up next week.

If you manage 200+ database instances, join us for a practical look at how to set up dbWatch for a larger environment.

We’ll demonstrate a setup with two dbWatch servers and a separate domain controller, and show how to handle multi-site management, automation, consultant access and more.

Register here:

14/10/2026

We’re heading to PASS Summit West in Seattle this November.

From 9–11 November, Per and Marek will be there to meet DBAs and talk about the practical challenges of monitoring and managing large database environments.

If you’re dealing with SQL Server alongside PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB or Sybase, come and see how dbWatch helps bring monitoring, management and automation together across the estate.

📍 Seattle, USA
📅 9–11 November 2026

If you’re attending PASS Summit West, come and find us.

13/10/2026

Attn: Those running PostgreSQL 14

PostgreSQL 14 reaches end of life on 12 November 2026. After that, it will no longer receive fixes or security updates.

October is a good time to check which versions are still running across your database environment — and whether anything needs an upgrade plan.

Worth a read from the PostgreSQL team: https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-186-1711-1615-1519-1424-and-19-beta-3-released-3365/

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported versions of PostgreSQL, including 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, …

12/10/2026

We’re at Data Saturday Holland in Utrecht today.

If you’re here too, come and find Per and Rebecca and talk databases with us.

We’ll be showing how dbWatch helps DBAs monitor and manage different database platforms across the same estate — and we’re equally happy to hear about the database problems keeping you busy at the moment.

📍 Utrecht
📅 10 October

Come and say hello.

09/10/2026

Friday's DBA humor attempt:
A SQL Query walks into a bar. In one corner of the bar are two tables. The Query walks up to the tables and asks:

Mind if I join you?

08/10/2026

Erding today, Utrecht tomorrow.

We’re wrapping up SQLdays / SQL Konferenz and heading straight to the Netherlands for Data Saturday Holland.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by for a conversation or demo in Erding!

📍 Utrecht, Netherlands
📅 10 October

See you at Data Saturday Holland.

01/10/2026

Weekend humor: Fairy tales start with 'Once upon a time.'

DBA tales start with, 'It worked in test.'

01/10/2026

Next stop: Erding, Germany

Per and Rebecca will be at SQLdays / SQL Konferenz next week, and we’re looking forward to a few days of database conversations, demos and catching up with people from the SQL community.

If you’re attending, stop by and talk to us about what’s happening in your database estate — whether that’s monitoring, performance, maintenance, security or simply managing too many systems from too many different places.

📍 Erding
📅 5–8 October

30/09/2026

How do you set up dbWatch for 200+ database instances?

Join our webinar for a live demonstration of how to get started with dbWatch in a larger environment.

We’ll show a setup using two dbWatch servers and a separate domain controller, and cover multi-site management, automation, consultant access and more.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IzLoxC8nTpyhbI6Ma6L-dQ #/registration