March 10, 2021
What is Adaptive SQL Plan Management?
SQL Plan Management is a mechanism that enables the optimizer to automatically manage execution plans. SQL plan management works to prevent performance regressions caused by plan changes by ensuring that the Oracle database uses only known or verified plans. Adaptive SQL Plan Management overtime adapts to changes, such as new optimizer statistics or indexes, by analyzing and verifying only the
January 22, 2021
Database Performance Tuning: What, Why, and How?
September 24, 2020
Use Case: Who Should Be Managing Your Databases?
Problem Database environments are often complex with various assets that need to be consistently monitored and maintained. Which is why it’s essential that the correct people are in charge of managing your organization’s databases. For example, if you’re a new IT leader in an organization, your first task will be to take an inventory of your environment. This includes servers,
September 24, 2020
Use Case: How Do Database Performance Issues Impact Business Process?
Problem When it comes to your company’s database, performance issues can present themselves in many different ways to the user. Poor database performance could cause: A report that used to take ten seconds to now take a full minute Slow applications and user frustration Even a full production downtime In each case, a slow-running query or downtime in production can
September 22, 2020
MySQL 5.6 End of Life Is Less Than Six Months Away
MySQL 5.6 will hit support End of Life status in February 2021.
March 19, 2020
SQL Server Bottlenecks: Causes and Solutions
What causes SQL Server bottlenecks?
February 12, 2020
SQL Server 2019: Intelligence over Data
SQL Server 2019 Updates and Improvements SQL Server 2019 released last November at Microsoft Ignite with a big message – SQL Server is redefining itself to extend beyond just the data relational space. The database landscape has changed alongside database engine requirements, and SQL Server is evolving along with their client’s data needs.
January 20, 2020
Case Study: Azure Migration for E-commerce Optimization Company
Problem An international e-commerce optimization company needed additional storage to accommodate its growing amount of data. When they attempted to purchase more storage capacity, they were faced with licensure issues due to hosting key functionalities on two separate infrastructures – Oracle and SQL Server. Solvaria worked with the business and IT to perform an analysis of the current space requirements
January 16, 2020
Best Practices for SQL Server Deadlocks
Slow queries can negatively impact your users and systems when retrieving data from the database. Deadlocks in SQL Server can cause inefficiency, frustration and poor performance. SQL Server deadlocks happen when two queries are trying to retrieve the same pieces of information, and each query already has locked a piece of information the other needs. In order to troubleshoot
December 5, 2019
Using SQL Server Technologies for Enhanced Data Security
Data is an extremely valuable business asset, and data security is rapidly becoming an extremely critical business concern in this increasingly connected and fast-paced world. When Solvaria’s client launched a client portal, we were called in to help keep the sensitive data they were receiving secure. Microsoft has developed several database technologies that Solvaria includes in our 24×7 Remote or