Must-know Tips and Tools for Oracle Virtualization
Learn from Oracle ACE Directors and virtualization experts about tips and tools for virtualizing Oracle.
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Monitoring Commit Times Without Application Instrumentation in Oracle
Learn how knowing log file sync wait times in Oracle enables a good database commit time approximation, and how this can help you better tune performance.
Read MoreCURSorED Performance: overlooked Oracle configuration settings
Learn how one company addressed latency issues after an Oracle database migration by revisiting configuration parameters.
Read MoreAn Oracle DBA vs SQL Server Blocked Sessions: Part 2
Learn how a DBA consultant helped one company provide root cause remediation of blocked sessions in SQL Server caused by waiting parallel queries.
Read MoreAn Oracle DBA vs SQL Server Blocked Sessions: Part 1
Learn how a DBA consultant helped one company minimize the impact of blocking caused by waiting parallel queries by reducing the CPU footprint of the queries.
Read MoreHardware or code? SQL Server Performance Examined
Most database performance issues result not from lack of enough CPU power or IO or other hardware constraint, but rather from poorly written queries and inefficiently designed indexes. Learn more.
Read MoreThe Sleepiest Feature of Oracle Database
Learn about a little-discussed feature of Oracle has the potential to be a giant-killer, the giant in this case being NoSQL.
Read MoreHow to Recover the Master Database in SQL Server 2012
Learn how to recover the master database in SQL Server 2012.
Read MoreConnect to Windows Azure Virtual Machine Using SSMS
Learn how to run on-premises versions of SQL Server with the instance hosted in the cloud by using SSMS to connect to Windows Azure virtual machines.
Read MoreSQL Server Change Tracking: Near Bullet-Proof ETL (Part 3)
Learn about SQL Server Change Tracking and some code to implement a data warehouse from creation to actual change tracking ETL.
Read MoreFragmentation, Reorganization and Rebuilds Impact SQL Server Table Scan Speeds
When SQL Server data is fragmented, scanning requires a larger number of small, random I/O operations, which can impact performance. Learn what you can do to analyze and correct fragmentation.
Read MoreChanging Default Database File Locations in SQL Server
It’s important to understand how the default locations for the SQL Server data and log file are determined, and how you can specify the locations when creating the database.
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