Everyone wants faster database queries, and both SQL developers and DBAs can turn to many time-tested methods to achieve that goal. Unfortunately, no single method is foolproof or ironclad. But ...

Does using an SQL query to count how many records there are in a ten petabyte database count as a big data analysis? What about a summation or field extraction? Where do we draw the line between ...

I've tried all kinds of combinations of selecting the top 10 with a count query but can't seem to get the 10 records to be anything but the last 10 inserted. <BR><BR>Not being a strong SQL guy ...

SQL is a convenient way to manage and query your data, but badly written queries can tie up your database. Here are seven common SQL traps and how to avoid them.