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SQL Server 2022 backup. SQL Server 2017 target. Version mismatch. Let’s fix it....
This is the 2nd article in an ongoing series detailing how to recognize and use some of the most common SQL patterns used by Data…...
How to handle changing, semi-structured data in PostgreSQL without turning your schema into a maintenance nightmare....
With this release, pgAssistant is evolving beyond PostgreSQL analysis and tuning to become a continuous PostgreSQL improvement platform....
MariaDB Community Server 13.0 GA deepens Oracle PL/SQL compatibility with REF CURSORs and RECORD types, gives developers UPDATE…RETURNING, expands manageability across INFORMATION_SCHEMA and SHOW VARIABLES, extends the new-style optimizer hint framew...
Release 2.0.54 repairs an issue in the build process where the Python 3.14t
binary wheels were both not building successfully, while at the same time
preventing free-threading from being enabled if the Cython extensions
were built manually. 3.14t wh...
Oracle performance troubleshooting follows a logical flow of identifying the affected session, finding the SQL being executed, analyzing…...
If you are coming from Testcontainers, you already trust containers for your tests....
The ticket was titled “Cannot log in after password reset.”...
This edition covers updates rolled out in August. Together they bring changes for database troubleshooting, Kubernetes metadata, AI security, edge component updates, data enrichment, agentic Assist, and cross-app navigation....
SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, Projects, Resume, Company-Wise Questions and Mock Interviews...
Let’s be honest, schema changes are easy when you have one environment....
MariaDB Enterprise Server 12.3.3-0 ES BETA is now available for testing, the first beta build of the upcoming MariaDB Enterprise Server 12.3 release line. Built on the foundation of MariaDB Community Server 12.3 LTS, this Enterprise beta adds a set o...
The most useful PostgreSQL 18 improvements are not just new features. They solve real problems DBAs face every day in production....
Picture two requests hitting your AI SQL assistant back to back. The first: “show me the user with ID 4471.” The second: “reconstruct…...
Cockroach Labs, the company behind distributed SQL database CockroachDB, is betting that the rise of agentic applications will make traditional database provisioning, where systems are sized for peak demand, increasingly difficult to justify as agent...
It’s 2 a.m., and you’re restoring a PostgreSQL cluster from last night’s backup. Its data directory lives on one PersistentVolumeClaim and its write-ahead log on another, a common split for I/O isolation. Every volume snapshot reported success. The p...
On September 14, 2026, Cisco published a security advisory for CVE-2026-76461, a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway. The vulnerability has a reported CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 and co...
My previous post (Performance Progression of Percona Server for MySQL 8.4) did a brief review of the performance changes in Percona Server for MySQL 8.4 released in 2026. I recommend reading it first to better understand the material in this post....
When your application needs to find a customer record among millions of entries, seconds matter. But the real mystery isn't the speed—it's how databases manage to locate one specific record from billions in milliseconds. This guide unravels that my...
Data Analytics is no longer just about Excel formulas, SQL queries, dashboards, and reports. Artificial Intelligence is changing the way…...
A step-by-step guide to monitoring a CockroachDB cluster with OpenObserve: collect Prometheus metrics via remote write and import ready-made dashboards.
What does it look like to intern at MongoDB? The answer depends on the team, the project, and the people you meet along the way.
