Good software habits apply to databases too. Trust in these little design tips to build a useful, rot-resistant database schema. It is a universal truth that everything in software eventually rots.

Typically, most applications consist of both batch and online workloads. This is true even today, when most of our attention has turned to online and web-based interaction. Sure, online activities are ...

Most organizations spend a great deal of time thinking about database performance. DBAs tune SQL, design indexes, and monitor workloads to ensure that applications run quickly and efficiently.