As a consultant whose job description includes putting out performance fires, I get to see a lot of problematic queries that can dramatically harm overall server performance and throughput. Wondering ...

There used to be few good options for a DBA with a bunch of systems stuck on SQL Server 2008. But thanks to one easy trick, businesses on aging infrastructure can take advantage of Microsoft's modern ...

Database software vendor FileMaker Inc. released a new version of its namesake product at this week's Macworld Expo. FileMaker Pro 10 comes with a major user interface (UI) facelift and a new report ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Upsolver, the company dedicated to making data in motion accessible to every data practitioner, today announced the general availability of SQLake. The new service ...

For the past several weeks I’ve been doing nothing but complaining about vendors so I thought I’d take a break and write something about SQL Server for a change. So to that end today I’m gonna talk ...

Many organizations get started managing their data in Microsoft Access. But like a young couple buying a starter home, it doesn't take long to outgrow Microsoft's Office-integrated data management ...

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...

Google’s new tool abstracts SQL into a visual interface, helping enterprises manage cloud workload insights without deep ...