5 Points to Check First When SQL Is Slow: How to Improve Execution Plans, Indexes, and JOINs

When you execute an SQL query, the results do not return quickly.You may have had no issues during development, but the ...
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SQL basics: SELECT statement options

Learn how to master the SELECT statement to form truly useful data queries. This article explains functions, clauses, and keywords that will make your life a lot easier. Due to popular demand, we’re ...

[Database Edition 08] Understand SQL Execution Plans! Essential Knowledge for Finding the Cause of Slow SQL

The theme for this time is SQL "execution plans."Execution plans are one of the technologies you absolutely must understand when considering database performance.However, this content might also be a ...
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Chapter 3: Examples of SQL Server Implementations

As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...
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Oracle PL/SQL by Example, 5th Ed

This fifth edition of a well-known title has been updated for Oracle 12c. As with previous editions, the book is very hands-on; you’re introduced to a concept, shown an example, then asked to work ...