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11/07/2024
Breaking Down Distributed Databases: How Do They Work? When to Use Them?
Distributed databases—by storing data across a whole set of physical locations— allow organizations to manage data across multiple geographical locations with the semblance of a single unified system. What can companies gain with this choice?
04/07/2024
Execution Plan Changes in SQL Server: Reasons and Solutions
Executions plan—complex maps charted by the SQL Server optimizer, dictate the most efficient route for data retrieval. However, the plans are not static. They morph and adapt, influenced by a host of factors ranging from data volume changes to system upgrades. Each of the execution plan changes in SQL Server has the potential to sway performance dramatically.
Understanding the reasons behind these shifts, and more importantly, how to effectively manage them translates to maintaining optimal performance in SQL Server environments.
27/06/2024
The Domino Effect in the T10 Database on g1rush Server
Performance issues rarely occur in isolation. Often, a single problem can trigger a cascade of related issues, each compounding the overall impact on the system. This case study explores such a scenario in the T10 database on the g1rush server.
20/06/2024
From Analysis to Action: Overcoming Execution Plan Changes
Execution plans choose the way in which SQL queries are executed by the database engine. As such, they are a difference between a smoothly running database and one that stumbles under load. Sometimes, an execution plan changes, for various reasons—often silently and without warning—and the far-reaching fallout can be huge.
The most immediate impact seen as the execution plan changes is a decline in query performance. A query that once ran smoothly in milliseconds might, due to an altered plan, start consuming seconds. This increase in query time can cascade into longer load times for applications, frustrated end-users, and severe financial repercussions in high-stakes environments such as financial trading platforms or real-time data services.
13/06/2024
PostgreSQL vs Oracle: Choose the Right Database for Your Needs
PostgreSQL vs Oracle — an open-source framework that champions adaptability and accessibility versus a proprietary system designed for high throughput and scalability in enterprise environments. These two database systems, while both engineered to manage vast amounts of data, diverge significantly in their approach, philosophy, and intended user base.
PostgreSQL is a community-driven, flexible model that supports customization and supports innovation, making it ideal for entities that value agile and cost-effective solutions. Oracle, in contrast, targets large-scale operations with its performance-oriented architecture that ensures reliability and robustness under heavy loads.
16/02/2018
DBPLUS at the DOAG/Oracle Data Analytics Conference 2018 in Brühl, Germany
Data Analytics 2018, which was previously known as the “Oracle Data Warehouse Conference,” took place this year on March 19…
18/01/2018
DBPLUS is the Silver Sponsor of SQLBits
SQLBits is the largest SQL Server conference in Europe for data professionals. It provides the education, skills, and solutions from…
03/01/2018
DBPLUS at SQLSaturday #679 in Vienna
SQLSaturday is an all-day conference and training event which is taking place in 2018 for the fifth time in Austria….
10/10/2017
webtelligence to show DBPLUS portfolio at SQLdays conference October 10-11, 2017
ppedv AG invites to SQLdays 2017 in Erding, just to the east of Munich Airport. Numerous experienced speakers will present…
11/05/2017
DBPLUS partner – webtelligence IT consulting GmbH as a speaker and exhibitor at the mbuf
It is one of the highlights within the German IT industry: the regularly held mbuf annual conference . Both members,…
20/02/2025
Key Metrics for Reliable Database Replication
Database replication sounds simple enough: take data from one place and make sure it appears somewhere else, quickly and correctly. But anyone who’s spent time monitoring and troubleshooting replication knows it’s anything but straightforward. Networks fail, logs get backed up, and suddenly your secondary database is minutes (or hour) behind.
That’s why replication metrics matter.
13/02/2025
ORA-00904: Invalid Identifier in Oracle Databases
When you’re working with Oracle databases, some errors pop up so regularly that DBAs almost recite them in their sleep. ORA-00904: invalid identifier is certainly one of those classic offenders. On the face of it, ORA-00904 indicates you’ve referenced a column or other identifier that Oracle can’t locate or doesn’t consider valid. Straightforward enough—maybe there’s a simple typo, or a missing column in your table. But there are subtler corners of Oracle that can trigger the same error even when you think you’ve done everything right.
30/01/2025
Achieve Database Optimization Without Abandoning Normalization
High concurrency, scattered queries, unpredictable data growth—the usual suspects. When everything’s slow and your tables are bursting, you face a tough choice: enforce strict normalization for pristine data integrity or optimize aggressively to wring out every last drop of performance. Overly normalized schemas may lead to a maze of joins and hamper speed under heavy loads. Performance-driven shortcuts—like denormalizing key data—can bloat storage and complicate updates. Balancing database optimization and normalization isn’t always straightforward, but it is possible.
23/01/2025
Database Performance Tuning – the Sensible Way: Collaborative Strategies, Clear Metrics, and Tested Changes
Databases are either the invisible workhorse that keeps everything running smoothly or the ticking time bomb that wakes you at 3 a.m. with catastrophic slowdowns. There’s rarely a middle ground. Performance tuning makes all the difference—especially when you combine actual metrics, meaningful collaboration, and a dash of common sense. A few checks here and there can save hours of panic later on, and nothing beats a stable, responsive system for making you look like the hero of the IT team.
Of course, it helps to have a reliable way to see what’s going on under the hood while performance tuning, keep everyone on the same page, and avoid applying fixes blindly. After all, a well-tuned database is happier, and so are the people who rely on it every day.
09/01/2025
Performance Monitor 2024.4: What’s New
Managing database performance is rarely straightforward, and the demands only keep multiplying. In response, DBPLUS Performance Monitor 2024.4 introduces new features that help you see exactly how queries behave across different platforms, track CPU usage at a glance, refine how and when alerts reach you, and unify session data.
If you prefer a monitoring tool that shows critical insights with less hassle, the latest version deserves your attention.
16/09/2020
Actinium Consulting GmbH and DBPLUS enter into partnership
Actinium Consulting GmbH specializes in business intelligence and ERP. The software developments by DBPLUS for database optimization and real-time data…
31/03/2020
dbi services and DBPLUS enter into a partnership
Delémont, March 31, 2020 – dbi services has secured a partnership with DBPLUS, a software development company which specializes in…
16/10/2019
Partner for Performance representing DBPLUS at the DOAG Conference and Exhibition 2019 in Nuremberg
Partner for Performance representing DBPLUS at the DOAG Conference and Exhibition 2019 in Nuremberg You wish to become more familiar…
16/07/2019
DBPLUS on “IT Tage” in Frankfurt
“Everything under one roof!” is the motto of the IT-Days 2019 from December 9th to 12th in the Cape Europa,…
17/06/2019
DBPLUS expands partner network
Another companies from the CEE region joined the group of DBPLUS partners. As a result, DBPLUS Clients gain access to…
05/08/2020
New version Performance Monitor (release 2020.2)
On July 9, 2020, we released a new version of Performance Monitor for Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases….
09/04/2020
New version Performance Monitor (release 2020.1)
On March 31, 2020 we released a new version of Performance Monitor for Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases….
07/01/2020
Performance Monitor (release 2019.4)
On December 31, 2019, we released a new version of Performance Monitor for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases. The…
16/10/2019
Performance Monitor for Oracle & MS SQL (release 2019.3)
On October 11, 2019, we released a new version of Performance Monitor for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases. The…
03/09/2019
Performance Monitor for PostgreSQL (release 2019.3)
On August 31, 2019, we released a new version of Performance Monitor for the PostgreSQL database platform. The most important…