Designing and implementing a proper database for application development is a complex and time-consuming task. The choices made during database and application design will impact the usefulness of the ...

As a database consultant, one of the things I am most frequently asked about is dealing with database locking issues. Usually, the question is posed by someone who is experiencing a slowdown in their ...

Once again the folks at Ingres are out with a version of their open source, enterprise-class database -- Version 9.2 this time. It's filled with nifty new features and buzzwords. Best of all you can ...

Document databases are an increasingly important type of technology in the gen AI era. A document database is a type of NoSQL database that doesn't rely on rows and columns like a traditional ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The SQL specification defines four transaction isolation levels, although a fifth transaction ...