Object Relational Mapping (ORM) technologies like Entity Framework can drastically simplify the programming model against databases, but when done carelessly, performance can suffer. To keep that from ...

This is why database performance-tuning methods have a heavy focus on tuning activity inside the engine. Because that’s what DBAs (and developers) know. That’s the silo in which they operate. They ...

Edward Whalen, an Oracle ACE and the Chief Technologist at Performance Tuning Corporation (www.perftuning.com), was recently featured in an Oracle Enterprise Manager SIG webinar about Oracle ...

As Joey explains, Activity Monitor consumes a lot of resources and yields little usable data. Here are some third-party alternatives. I get to work with a lot of customers, so I get to see a lot of ...

Rakesh Jena is a distinguished Multi Cloud DBA, Oracle Applications DBA, and Database Security Engineer with over 15 years of extensive experience in Oracle technologies. He has a strong focus on ...

Successful tech applications are rarely static: Users’ needs change and expand, and they expect their technology tools’ capabilities to grow and adapt. However, as applications grow in complexity, ...