During Quest Forum Digital Event: Database & Technol­ogy Week, Kurt Engeleiter, product manager of database manageability at Oracle, presented on database optimization and how to get the best out of ...

Embarcadero, a provider of multi-platform database tools, is adding more graphical capabilities to DB Optimizer to make it easier for developers and DBAs to do SQL profiling and tuning. DB Optimizer, ...

As any database admin knows, mastering the subtler nuances of SQL can be likened to the black arts. For me, tuning the efficiency of SQL queries on large, heavily used databases is a perfect example.