Abstract: This paper describes an implementation of Kruskal's algorithm in query optimization process for generation of a near optimal execution query tree. The open source Post- greSQL DBMS was used ...

The role of the DBA is complex, requiring expertise in designing, implementing, managing, and tuning database systems. DBAs are also tasked with supporting developers, so they need to understand how ...

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Margaret Rouse is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects simply to a non-technical, business audience. Over… DBMSs are important ...

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Our previous blog article, “The Part of PostgreSQL We Hate the Most,” discussed the problems caused by everyone’s favorite street-strength DBMS multi-version concurrency control (MVCC) implementation.

The end goal of database design is to be able to transform a logical data model into an actual physical database. A logical data model is required before you can even begin to design a physical ...