[Database Edition 08] Understand SQL Execution Plans! Essential Knowledge for Finding the Cause of Slow SQL

The theme for this time is SQL "execution plans."Execution plans are one of the technologies you absolutely must understand when considering database performance.However, this content might also be a ...

5 Points to Check First When SQL Is Slow: How to Improve Execution Plans, Indexes, and JOINs

When you execute an SQL query, the results do not return quickly.You may have had no issues during development, but the ...
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How to Reindex SQL Tables

The indexes on a the tables of a large database make a huge difference in its performance and utility. Without an index, locating a single record in a large table can take several seconds; with the ...
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Speed Up Your Application with SQL Server In-Memory Tables

I've said it before and I'll say it again: If you want to speed up your application, don't look at your code, look at your data access. The two slowest things you can do in application development are ...
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PL/SQL to display all tables

Is there any PL/SQL to display the list of all existing tables in a DB? SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM USER_TABLES will provide you with listing of tables in a particular schema. SELECT TABLE_NAME, OWNER FROM ...