Improve The Performance Of Your MySQL Server

A list of tips and hints for improving MySQL performance.

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Optimize database code to boost performance

What to avoid in order to increase performance of your SQL code.

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CodeFetch: Search through the source code in programming books.

Select a language, and search for code. This site searches through the source of many books and displays the code along with what book it was found in.

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Server virtualization growing in data centers

IT Managers have been very accepting of server virtualization over the past year and the trend appears to show that acceptance will continue to grow. As clearly stated in this article there is no downside.

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Is Data Warehousing a Fad?

Are there real benefits to looking at data differently advantageous?

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IT: Tasting their own medicine

IT Companies have long promised ROI, efficiency, and productivity but have only now begun to do it themselves. For example, SAP now runs SAP software...a novel concept.

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Fundamental Security Problems for Storage Vendors

An insider who used to work for the U.S. Federal Government who now works for Hitachi, states that storage vendors do not understand the potential security risks for their own systems, including storage. (more)

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Code Analysis Tool Checks for Security Vulnerabilities from the Inside Out

Security Compass web application auditing tool (SWAAT) is a free static web application source code analysis tool, primly designed to help developers diagnose and locate potentially dangerous portions of source code that could be exploited by attackers and lead to security breaches in your application.

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Immediately Useful Utilities for SQL Server DBAs

Resource kit, command line, and SQL Queries to put in your DBA toolbelt.

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Prepare yourself to upgrade to SQL Server 2005

The two most important issues facing database administrators when preparing to upgrade to SQL Server 2005

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HTTP Traffic Cop: ISA Server 2006

ISA Server 2006 offers better bandwidth monitoring and control.

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91.6% of Respondents Indicated that their Call Center Monitors Agent Intera

We've all heard the recorded message when calling the customer service department, "This call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes", but it is somewhat surprising that the calls are actually listened in on.

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Troubleshooting Tips for Virtual Server 2005

Server virtualization has been booming for the last year thanks to Microsoft first releasing a decent product then recently making it free. But, like all software, things can go south with little warning. In this article, get some good advice for figuring out why your virtual server has crashed.

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Poor Application Performance Costs Enterprises Loads of Money

Poor Application Performance Costs 1 In 3 Enterprises Over £1 Million Per Year Research Reveals Inadequate Performance Testing Processes In 89% Of Organisations

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Organisations Making Progress with IT Management

IT Management is making progress compared to 10 years ago, but still has work to do in areas such as project management, portfolio management, demand management and resource management.

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Error Messages - Don't Give Away your Web Application Secrets

Detailed error messages, while helpful to website application developers, can actually be a backdoor for attackers or another piece in the puzzle to infiltrating your web server.

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Monitoring and Troubleshooting Replication Using SQL Server 2005

Introduction to the SQL Server 2005 Replication Monitoring Tool

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