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Essential Relational Database Structures and SQL Tuning Techniques

DZone

Understanding the structures within a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) is critical to optimizing performance and managing data effectively. Partition Partitioning in an RDBMS is a technique to divide a large database table into smaller, more manageable pieces, called partitions, without changing the application's SQL queries.

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2019 Database Trends – SQL vs. NoSQL, Top Databases, Single vs. Multiple Database Use

Scalegrid

Wondering which databases are trending in 2019? We asked hundreds of developers, engineers, software architects, dev teams, and IT leaders at DeveloperWeek to discover the current NoSQL vs. SQL usage, most popular databases, important metrics to track, and their most time-consuming database management tasks. SQL Databases.

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Fine-Tuning Performance, Resolving Common Issues in FinTech Application With MySQL

DZone

Relational Databases are the bedrock of any FinTech application, especially for OLTP (Online transaction Processing). So, it is imperative that all database activities are monitored closely in the production environment and issues like long-running queries are tracked and resolved.

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Comparing PostgreSQL DigitalOcean Performance & Pricing – ScaleGrid vs. DigitalOcean Managed Databases

Scalegrid

ScaleGrid is a fully managed DBaaS that supports MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redis™, along with additional support for MongoDB® database and Greenplum® database. Along with many popular cloud providers, DigitalOcean also provides a Managed Databases service. So, which database service is right for your application? Single Node.

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Best MySQL DigitalOcean Performance – ScaleGrid vs. DigitalOcean Managed Databases

Scalegrid

MySQL is the all-time number one open source database in the world, and a staple in RDBMS space. MySQL on DigitalOcean is a natural fit, but what’s the best way to deploy your cloud database? In this benchmark, we compare equivalent plan sizes between ScaleGrid MySQL on DigitalOcean and DigitalOcean Managed Databases for MySQL.

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An approach to index tuning – Part 2

SQL Performance

In my last post , I started to outline the process I go through when tuning queries – specifically when I discover that I need to add a new index, or modify an existing one. value ( '(@Database) [1 ]' , 'varchar(128)' ) AS DatabaseName , obj. This is where index tuning becomes an art. nodes ( '.

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An approach to index tuning – part 1

SQL Performance

A performance tuning engagement can end up taking many turns as you work through it – it all depends on what is showing up as the problem and what the data tells you. One of my favorite parts of tuning is working with indexes and, as I was thinking about this post, I was tempted to label index tuning as an "easier" task… but it really isn't.

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