Virtualization has brought the lost art of performance tuning back into the datacenter. Here's how to get the most out of your virtual servers. Server virtualization allows organizations to make ...

Performance tuning can be complex. It's often hard to know which knob to turn or button to press to get the biggest performance boost. In this on demand presentation, Janis Griffin, System Consultant ...

Schema design, indexes, queries, configs, I/O... what could go wrong? Follow these 10 essential tips to keep your MySQL servers humming. MySQL is the world’s most widely used open source database, and ...

Server virtualization allows organizations to make better use of server hardware resources, but the extra utilization comes at a price. Virtual servers compete for a finite pool of hardware resources.

While traditional single core systems employ a dedicated cache, theintroduction of multi-core platforms presents the opportunity toconsider the shared use of cache by multiple processors. Designs ...

For Oracle database administrators (DBAs), one of the most critical yet routine tasks is managing backups. Recovery Manager (RMAN), Oracle's native tool for backup and recovery, remains the go-to ...

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