# IDERA

> IDERA is the database tools business within Idera, Inc., selling software for performance monitoring, auditing, permissions analysis, backup and data development. Its customers include enterprise database teams, universities, healthcare organizations and software providers managing on-premises and cloud environments.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Houston, United States
- **Founders:** Rick Pleczko (Co-founder; former chairman, president and CEO)
- **Products:** SQL Diagnostic Manager, SQL Compliance Manager, SQL Secure, SQL Safe Backup, SQL Inventory Manager
- **Notable:** Chevron selected SQL Diagnostic Manager after its estate exceeded 200 SQL Server instances., IDERA’s higher-education material describes Notre Dame monitoring more than 575 databases across 41 instances., The parent attracted an initial Partners Group investment in 2019 and a controlling acquisition announced in 2021.

## Products & services

- **SQL Diagnostic Manager** — SQL Server performance monitoring, alerts, query diagnostics and historical reporting.
- **SQL Compliance Manager** — Audits SQL Server user activity and data changes, with reports and configurable regulatory templates.
- **SQL Secure** — Analyzes SQL Server permissions, configurations and security risks.
- **SQL Safe Backup** — Centralized SQL Server backup and recovery with compression and automated backup policies.
- **SQL Inventory Manager** — Discovers and tracks SQL Server instances and database inventory.
- **DB PowerStudio** — Database development and administration tools, including Rapid SQL and DBArtisan; version 19.2 released in September 2026.
- **ER/Studio** — Data modeling, enterprise metadata and governance tooling in the associated database portfolio.
- **Aqua Data Studio** — Cross-platform database IDE for querying, development, administration and analysis.
- **Webyog** — Related portfolio brand for MySQL administration and monitoring.
- **WhereScape** — Related portfolio brand for data warehouse automation.

## Achievements

- Chevron selected SQL Diagnostic Manager after its estate exceeded 200 SQL Server instances.
- IDERA’s higher-education material describes Notre Dame monitoring more than 575 databases across 41 instances.
- The parent attracted an initial Partners Group investment in 2019 and a controlling acquisition announced in 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — SQL Diagnostic Manager 14.2 announced generally available September 25, with expanded database views, Amazon RDS Custom repository deployment and revised alert thresholds; 14.3 announced for October, not yet released as of September 30.
- **2026-09** — DB PowerStudio 19.2 announced September 8, expanding Oracle support and adding AWS IAM authentication for MySQL.

## Links

- Website: https://www.idera.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/idera-software/
- Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/Idera_Software
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/IderaSoftware
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IderaSoftware/

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Last updated: 2026-09-30