Dynamic filtering is a technique that filters out unnecessary data in advance during the database query process. The core ...

“SQL on everything” is the tagline associated with Presto, the query engine that was initially developed by Facebook to rapidly analyze massive amounts of data — particularly data that lay scattered ...

Query optimisation remains a critical discipline in database systems, underpinning the efficiency and responsiveness of data-driven applications. By selecting optimal execution plans, modern query ...

Many companies are moving their data systems to the cloud to gain scalability, flexibility, and lower costs. Still, there’s a hidden danger behind this development: unoptimized queries can harm how a ...

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 ...

Before jumping in to optimize for non-brand queries, columnist Clay Cazier reminds us to do what many paid search marketers already do: maximize our visibility for branded queries. In SEO, our daily ...

Cloudera has acquired an emerging startup called Xplain.io Inc. to help organizations run their analytic clusters more efficiently. The deal could provide it with needed differentiation amid increased ...

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SuperSQL is an extension of SQL that allows formatting and publishing of database contents into various kinds of application data directly as a result of a query. Possible application data output ...