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 ...

The optimizer is the heart and soul of a relational DBMS. It analyzes SQL statements and determines the most efficient access plan for satisfying each statement. The optimizer accomplishes this by ...

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 much ...

Performance optimization on SQL Server can be a challenge. Discover how the 10 tips you need to maximize SQL Server performance, and immediately apply the practical knowledge outlined in this paper ...

A comprehensive database optimization framework integrating connection pooling, distributed caching, and multi-layer encryption achieves ...

As I discussed in an earlier column, SQL Server keeps a plan cached for each query it sees (assuming the query requires planning in the first place, of course). That's great for speeding up processing ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yugabyte, the leader in open source distributed SQL databases, today announced Yugabyte Startups, a new program tailored specifically for startups to optimize their ...

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.txt ...

As SQL development increasingly becomes part of full-stack workflows, developers are looking for ways to simplify their tooling without compromising capability. While SQL Server Management Studio ...