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Database Management & Programming News, Articles & Tutorials for Database Administrators
Daily DBA Monitoring Tasks 02/08
In order to keep your SQL Server up and running smoothly you need to constantly be performing routine maintenance and monitoring work. Greg Larsen discusses some of the daily tasks a DBA should be performing, providing a few scripts and suggestions to help minimize the amount of time spent performing these daily tasks.
Oracle Invisible Indexes 02/06
In 11.2, Oracle offers the option of invisible indexes, which can't be 'seen' by any session by default, so it can be created and remain unavailable until testing is scheduled. This can be confusing since Oracle has never offered such a feature. Looking at an example might clear up any confusion.
SQL Server 2012 Integration Services - Overview 02/03
Marcin Policht presents a high-level overview of SQL Server 2012 Integration Services, covering some significant advances in the areas of usability, productivity, and manageability.
DB2 z/OS Systems Tuning Tactics 02/01
In the z/OS environment, tuning a DB2 subsystem may require the DBA and systems programmers to wear multiple hats and approach overall performance tuning from several different angles. What approaches are best in which situations?
Usage and Benefits of Using WITH RESULT SETS In SQL Server 2012 01/30
Having stored procedures returning result sets can become a problem when you want to have control of the name and data type of the columns being returned. Arshad Ali explains a new SQL Server 2012 feature, which lets you redefine the name and data types of the columns being returned from the stored procedure.
Managing Data Growth with Enterprise-class Databases 01/27
Compliance isn’t the only reason to retain large data sets; better historical business reference and real-time analysis, all require access to large volumes of data to gain better business insights. Read on to learn more.
Couchbase Moving Forward In 2012 01/20
NoSQL startup is gearing up for a major new database release.
Can you Make Money with a Cloud Database as a Service? 12/19
Xeround has raised millions for its database app technology as demand for cloud services ramps up.
Salesforce Heroku Offers Standalone Cloud-Based PostgreSQL Database 11/28
Since 2007, Heroku has offered database-as-a-service to its platform-as-a-service customers for use with Heroku platform applications. Now the company is extending the service for use with any cloud platform.
MongoDB - Why Does NoSQL Matter? 11/07
NoSQL isn't a fad, it's delivering real business value today.
Neo Launches NoSQL Graph Database 10/25
New type of 'graph' based NoSQL database debuts with tight integration for Spring-based development.
Microsoft 'Denali' Set for 2012 Delivery 10/12
At Microsoft's premier event for SQL Server developers, the company renames "Denali" and gives glimpses of its future.
Oracle Goes Big for NoSQL 10/04
Oracle explains what 'big data' is all about and delivers new Hadoop, R and NoSQL database hardware and software.
Oracle Debuts New Database Appliance for the Midmarket 09/21
Oracle's engineered system effort goes down market with small box designed for ease of use.
PostgreSQL 9.1 Advances Open Source Database Innovation 09/13
After 6 months in beta, PostgreSQL 9.1 is now officially available.
Oracle Expands MySQL for Windows 09/07
MySQL isn't just for the LAMP stack anymore.
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