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The theme for this session is database "indexes".Indexes are one of the technologies you absolutely must understand when ...

SQL Server has a long list of roles for server, database, and applications that outline things like permissions, data selection and modification, and disk management. Examine how roles play a part in ...

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Data management language SQL (originally published as SEQUEL) first appeared in May 1974, so this month marks its 50th anniversary. We spoke to Peter Zaitsev, founder at Percona, to find out why SQL ...

Transaction logs are a vital yet often overlooked component of database architecture. They are often forgotten because they are not something actively maintained like the schema contained within a ...

Out of all the programming languages you need to learn in the IT industry, SQL is one of the most important. SQL is so integral to modern big data access and organization processes that it’s never a ...

So, my client and their subcontractor(s) have found themselves in a bit of a pickle, as no one bothered to spec or price a DB for a software implementation, so now I've been handed the bag. The client ...