A general rule of thumb for tuning database applications is "80 percent application, 20 percent database." This means that, on average, developers can tune 20 percent of performance problems by ...

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 ...

This chapter provides reference information for using the PL/SQL packages provided with ConText to administer ConText servers and queues, as well as to obtain product information about ConText.