(David Fitzjarrell) In a valiant attempt to let the adminstrator affect performance Oracle has provided various settings in the spfile to enable or disable features that could, possibly, make things go faster.
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Making sense of direct path reads during primary key lookups
(Martin Bach) I recently made an interesting observation while monitoring database performance on an Oracle Enterprise Edition system. While looking at some ASH data (for which you must be licensed appropriately!) I came across direct path reads attributed to a select statement performing a primary
Enterprise Manager 13.3 – Customize Login Page
(Dirk Nachbar) Since Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.3 you have the option to customize the Login Page with your own logo image (size of the image is fixed with width of 200px and height of 70px) and a free text field.
Disabling Indexes
(Kenneth Fisher) Indexes are probably the number one tool we have to improve performance. That said, there are times when we want to put that index on hold.
Scripting variable not defined error during batch job
(Jack Vamvas) Question: I’m trying to execute a batch script which includes a SQLCMD
FILESTREAM in SQL Server
(Rajendra Gupta) This article will discuss SQL Server FILESTREAM including installation, configuration, enabling and general considerations.
The DB2Night Show #211: Db2 LUW Favourite Problem Determination Tricks
(Scott) 100% of our HUGE audience learned something! #MindBlown The secrets to analyzing Db2 problems are out! Pavel gave us a fantastic introduction to his top problem determination tricks and techniques! You will learn about db2pd, DB2SLEEP, db2fodc, db2dart, db2pdcfg, db2trc, db2diag, analyzetrac
Comparing Java REST Documentation Frameworks
(Wouter Van Hecke) Deciding which Java framework to choose when documenting your REST APIs can be quite the hassle. In this blogpost we will briefly compare the three documentation frameworks for REST web services that we ourselves use, and how they integrate with the Spring framework (which is the
Back to Basics: Non-Navigating Links for JavaScript Handling
(Rick Strahl) When you’re creating links that are non-navigating and handled via script code or through some JavaScript framework, how exactly do you create that link on the page?
Exploring Cloudyn and Its Use
(Tapas Pal) Microsoft acquired Israeli-based Cloud startup Cloudyn. Cloudyn helps customers to manage their Cloud billing across multiple Cloud accounts.