19/12/2024

The year is 2025, and the databases that once seemed so clever have gotten old and cranky. They’re no longer content with sitting there, quietly holding onto rows and columns like good little librarians. Nope. Now they’ve got opinions. They’ve got styles. They’ve got ideas about how to organize themselves, how to spread out across the clouds, how to speak human language, and how to lock the door behind you when you’re done rummaging through their shelves.

The old way of doing things — shoving everything into a single warehouse and hoping for the best — is about as appealing as canned spinach.  So, what will we do instead?

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• Oracle
• Performance Monitor
• PostgreSQL

12/12/2024

Databases are the engines powering our digital age, storing, managing, and retrieving the vast amounts of data generated every second. For decades, they’ve relied on classical computing to do the heavy lifting, using algorithms and hardware that have become increasingly optimized but still face fundamental limits. As datasets grow larger and more complex, and as the demand for real-time insights and advanced security rises, it’s becoming clear that classical systems alone may not be enough to meet these challenges. What then? Two words: quantum computing.

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05/12/2024

Encountering the ORA-12154 error can halt productivity and disrupt critical database operations. This error arises when Oracle cannot resolve a specified connect identifier, often due to configuration oversights or network issues. Without an understanding of the root causes, users find themselves stumbling in the dark, trying to rectify an issue without knowing where to start

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• Oracle

28/11/2024

When your database is showing in recovery in SQL Server, it’s like it’s caught in a cycle of endless loading. This holdup can slow down your entire system, making it hard to get any work done. Whether it’s due to an incomplete restore or a log that’s filled to the brim, various issues can cause this frustrating state. Let’s dive into what might be tripping up your database and explore how to get things back on track quickly.

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• Microsoft SQL

21/11/2024

Every silver lining has a cloud database, and in this case, it’s the bills that thunder down post-deployment. Indeed, 61% of enterprises chant the mantra of cost optimization, though the costs of cloud computing often spiral higher than expected.

What exactly is cloud database cost optimization? It’s our sherpa guiding us through the financial fog, ensuring we’re not pouring funds into the cloud abyss unnecessarily. It’s about fine-tuning our resources, so we pay only for the computing muscle we flex, ensuring our cloud ventures are both lean and mighty.

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