A SQL Server expert gives his take on the absolute, No. 1, very worst thing IT pros can do when it comes to indexing. Consultant, author and Microsoft MVP Denny Cherry travels the world helping ...

Pharmacies often deal with large amounts of data, including medicines, suppliers, and sales transactions. Without optimization, frequent queries (like checking stock availability, finding suppliers, ...

Developers working with SQL Server often treat indexing as a DBA's domain--something happening "under the hood" that doesn't require much attention unless performance takes a hit. But ignoring the ...

Oracle9i includes numerous data structures to improve the speed of Oracle SQL queries. Taking advantage of the low cost of disk storage, Oracle9i includes many new indexing algorithms that ...

As we’ve come to expect from new SQL Server releases, SQL Server 2012 has so many new features that it’s impossible even to mention them all. Nearly everyone is well served, from the BI-hungry users ...

Data optimization startup Qbeast Analytics Inc. says it’s going to help organizations eliminate the “hidden tax” of big data lakehouse frameworks like Delta Lake after raising $7.6 million in seed ...