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The most popular language for Web apps, PHP tends to buckle under heavy loads -- unless you opt for cloud scaling and a NoSQL back end
Platforms, databases, user control -- programming quandaries take hold before the first line of code
The company announced a slew of HANA-related products and initiatives at the Sapphire conference
Big data holds great promise, but it can be an expensive trap if you give vendors too much leverage or don't prove the business case
From workload profiling to the three rules of indexing, these expert insights are sure to make your MySQL servers scream
Two new tiers give coders lower-cost access to Heroku's Postgres cloud database service
Amazon Web Services offer new challenges and flexibility for database admins -- here's how to avoid the pitfalls and tune for performance
Confusion over credits in Oracle's April 2011 Critical Patch Update advisory led to unpatched vulnerability being disclosed
Huge HA and indexing improvements top the list of great new features in Microsoft's latest database release
Exadata delivers the processing speed Oracle has touted, but at high expense and with sizable technical requirements, users say