Oracle vs SQL Server

10/10/2024

Oracle vs SQL Server: Which One Wins for Your Business?

Oracle vs SQL Server—two goliaths clashing over the supremacy of database management. These platforms emanate from the venerable houses of Oracle Corporation and Microsoft, respectively. They have evolved through decades, consistently pushed by the relentless pursuit of excellence and the demands of a data-driven world. This ongoing battle shaped their capabilities and influenced a great part of the technological choices of organizations around the globe.

We will get into their origins, architecture, and the nuances that dictate their adoption in various enterprise contexts.

Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture

03/10/2024

Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture and Its Significance at the End of 2024

The concept of the Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture, listed by Gartner as one of the most significant security trends in 2021, 2022, and 2023, conveys a transformational change in how we would fortify our digital frontiers. But what exactly is it about the specifics of CSMA that truly makes them so important in the context of prevailing in our current cybersecurity climate? How are they different from typical security models? What exact benefits does their implementation deliver to contemporary firms wrestling with continuously shifting cyber risks?

Types of Indexes and When to Use Them

26/09/2024

From Clustered to Specialized: Types of SQL Indexes and When to Use Them

Considering the sheer volume of data slugging through the digital pipelines, knowing your indexes shou be your bread and butter. Here, we’re slicing through the thick crust of complexity to expose clustered and non-clustered indexes and their cousins.

Why bother? Because we live at the age of instant grafitication. The speed at which you can retrieve data can be the difference between leading and trailing behind. That’s why we will be going through the ins and outs of clustered and non-clustered indexes and their specialized kin. On they way, keep in mind that each type has a role. For every one there is a specific scenario where its purpose becomes the most obvious.

It’s about knowing who to tap for the performance you crave, at precisely the right moment.

Performance Monitor Changes in Version 2024.2—Part III: OS Stat Page

19/09/2024

Performance Monitor Changes in Version 2024.2—Part III: OS Stat Page

In the high-tech tangle of our time, more cores usually mean a slower tick-tock in the CPU clock. The sage database administrators find themselves revisiting the old battleground of processor usage. The latest update to DBPLUS Performance Monitor (Version 2024.2) includes significant enhancements that aid in this monitoring. Particularly through its dedicated page for OS statistics—OS Stat Page.

10 Good Practices for Database Backups

12/09/2024

10 Good Practices for Database Backups

The act of backing up databases may seem like a routine chore but it’s an art form, practiced by those who maneuver through the digital aisles with the finesse of a cat burglar and the foresight of a chess master. Much like a well-timed joke or a perfectly brewed cup of coffee, timing in backups is everything.

It ensures that the digital lifeblood of your business keeps pulsing through the veins of your operations, even when fate throws a wrench in the works. This set of good practices for database backups may not make you a master of all, but it will certainly steer you clear of the most dangerous (and costly) mistakes.