performance

The Impact of Cloud on DBA

The DBA is the information technology professional responsible for ensuring the ongoing operational functionality and efficiency of an...

What are visual SQL tuning diagrams?

SQL queries are the primary mechanism to interact with databases. Therefore, ensuring that SQL queries perform well is essential. An important...

Indexes: Friend or Foe?

No matter what database you’re working with, at some point performance becomes an issue which may require further investigation into possible...

Five reasons your SQL Server is slow

Everybody would love to find the mythical “go faster” switch in SQL Server. Unfortunately, this switch does not exist. There are, however, many...