Of all the user personas across the data landscape, the data consumer is arguably the most difficult to appease. Oftentimes, such users are heedless of the backend processes required to service the ...

Bitmap indexing has emerged as a vital tool in the efficient management and interrogation of scientific data. By representing data elements as bits, these indexes facilitate rapid, ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are increasingly integral to database management, driving new levels of automation and intelligence in how data systems are administered. Modern ...

As with everything, there are trade-offs when it comes to indexes. That said, this discussion focuses on query optimi­zation by looking at table indexes or the lack thereof. A sign of a good database ...

In part 1 of my SQL Server 2022 features series, you learned about the improvements to the cardinality estimator component of query optimization. In this installment, you will learn about another ...