A general rule of thumb for tuning database applications is "80 percent application, 20 percent database." This means that, on average, developers can tune 20 percent of performance problems by ...

We've got a new infrastructure manager, and he's big on monitoring (he's looking at getting a 42" plasma to display various monitoring systems)<BR><BR>We're looking for options on monitoring our SQL ...

This chapter provides reference information for using the PL/SQL packages provided with ConText to administer ConText servers and queues, as well as to obtain product information about ConText.

Yes, I can run a SQL 7 DTS package just fine from my development PC but when I create a intall package for the VB executable, it doesn't work on the client PC.<BR><BR ...

Update: Microsoft released SQL Server 2019 CU8 with a fix for the reliability issue that impacted SQL Server 2019 CU7. Microsoft pulled the Cumulative Update package 7 (CU7) for SQL Server 2019 ...

Database security vendor Sentrigo has released an open-source fuzz testing tool to help pinpoint security-related coding deficiencies in Oracle databases. The tool, called FuzzOr, runs on Oracle 8i ...

Besides launching a set of updated products Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer lauded the company’s IT user base, calling them the “heart and soul” of the industry. CEO Steve Ballmer tossed the ...