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Database Management & Programming News, Articles & Tutorials for Database Administrators
Techniques for Analyzing Historical DB2 Application Performance Data 01/17
Despite extraordinary advances in the speed and capacity of disk storage CPU performance and available memory, application performance tuning remains as one of the core tasks of the database administrator. What strategies are available for gathering and analyzing performance information?
Working With Metrics Extensions in Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control 01/14
Metric extensions provide DBAs with some powerful additional functionality to be able to truly leverage Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control as a single centralized monitoring tool for their entire IT infrastructure
A Tale of Two Indexes 01/10
Sometimes software knows more than you do, and that can be a bit disconcerting, especially when that software is running an Oracle database. Read on to discover how and why Oracle can produce some surprising execution plans where indexes are concerned. The reasons are not likely what you are expecting them to be.
Comparing SQL Server and MySQL Functions 01/07
Rob Gravelle examines some of the challenges in porting your databases between MS SQL Server and MySQL. Today's article shows you how functions may require additional effort on your part to produce equivalent results.
Developing a SQL Server Backup Strategy 01/03
Developing a backup procedure that makes sure you can do restores should be one of your top priorities as a DBA. In this article Greg Larsen discusses some of the concepts to consider when developing, building and testing a backup strategy.
Partitioning in SQL Server - Part 2 12/27
Arshad Ali examines the different concepts of partitioning in SQL Server 2012 and provides a step-by-step guide on creating a partition table/index.
Couchbase 2.0 Advances Open Source NoSQL Database 12/12
It's not just about CouchDB and memcached anymore as new release goes beyond legacy roots.
Project Hekaton: Microsoft Bakes In-Memory Tech into SQL Server 11/09
Microsoft is venturing deeper into in-memory database technology and challenging SAP and Oracle.
VMware Gemfire 7 Scales In-Memory Data Grid 10/31
VMware adds native JSON and improved scale to Gemfire
Open Source Project Red Dwarf Brings Database as a Service to the OpenStack Cloud 10/16
Joint HP Rackspace venture is pushing forward at OpenStack in effort to enable a new world cloud database services.
Oracle Pushes both MySQL 5.6 and Oracle Database 12c Forward 10/02
Big week for Oracle as databases open and closed inch toward release.
Better Business Intelligence in SQL Server 2012 05/23
In addition to Big Data, Microsoft introduced components for integration, analysis and better reporting in SQL Server 12.
SAP Scaling Up Its Database Efforts 04/13
SAP is scaling up its database efforts, including the in-memory HANA and Sybase database technologies.
10Gen Takes Open Source NoSQL MongoDB Commercial with Red Hat 04/09
New partnership will expand the enterprise footprint of MongoDB.
Simplify with IBM's DB2 10 04/06
IBM's DB2 10, which will be available April 30, touts many new features, including adaptive compression and multi-temperature data management.
SAP to Challenge Oracle's Database Business? 03/16
Mark your calendars and prepare for fireworks. SAP to announce big database news in April.
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