Object Relational Mapping (ORM) technologies like Entity Framework can drastically simplify the programming model against databases, but when done carelessly, performance can suffer. To keep that from ...

Edward Whalen, an Oracle ACE and the Chief Technologist at Performance Tuning Corporation (www.perftuning.com), was recently featured in an Oracle Enterprise Manager SIG webinar about Oracle ...

This is why database performance-tuning methods have a heavy focus on tuning activity inside the engine. Because that’s what DBAs (and developers) know. That’s the silo in which they operate. They ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are increasingly integral to database management, driving new levels of automation and intelligence in how data systems are administered. Modern ...

In the world of computing, Linux stands as a paragon of flexibility and power. Yet, much like a musical instrument, it requires regular tuning to produce its best performance. Through this article, we ...

Doing performance tuning on distributed systems is no joking matter. It’s much more complicated than on a single node server, and bottlenecks can pop up anywhere, from system resources in a single ...

Schema design, indexes, queries, configs, I/O... what could go wrong? Follow these 10 essential tips to keep your MySQL servers humming. MySQL is the world’s most widely used open source database, and ...

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As Joey explains, Activity Monitor consumes a lot of resources and yields little usable data. Here are some third-party alternatives. I get to work with a lot of customers, so I get to see a lot of ...

Automatic tuning will be turned on by default for the SQL Database service running in the Microsoft Azure cloud, starting early next year. Though it's been available since early last year, automatic ...