Perhaps a bit of an esoteric problem but... I have a SQL Server 2008 instance on EC2 (running on 2008 R2) under heavy load. I'm trying to optimize I/O performance and after a couple iterations I'm ...

Optimizing the performance of operational databases and the applications that access them is a constant battle for DBAs. Of course, writing efficient SQL is the most important aspect of ensuring ...

Part 2: Turbocharge Oracle PL/SQL Performance! Oracle PL/SQL lies at the core of hundreds of thousands of applications around the world, so it is extremely important that this code run as efficiently ...

In part 1 of my SQL Server 2022 features series, you learned about the improvements to the cardinality estimator component of query optimization. In this installment, you will learn about another ...

These books cover everything from beginner SQL queries to advanced database architecture.Perfect for developers, data ...

Maximize your SQL Server performance – right now! Optimizing SQL Server performance is challenging work. And while you can find a lot of info on general performance problems, there hasn’t been ...

However, that doesn't address the space used by those "one-time" plans. You can help the cache manager out by turning on (or having your DBA turn on) the option to optimize SQL Server for ad-hoc ...

I am trying to output several large tables (10's of MB) from SQL PLus over Citrix and it's really slow. Code: set pagesize 0 set autotrace off set flush off set termout off spool l:\spool\acctact ...

This week Seagate and Supermicro announced a preconfigured SQL server reference architecture for data warehouse deployments, as part of Microsoft’s SQL Server 2014 Fast Track program. The reference ...

While OData connections provide an option, they introduce complexities such as SQL-based filtering and limited performance optimization. The SAP BW connection in the SAC list of acquired ...