by Robert Buda | Jul 12, 2013 | Data Dictionary, Database, SQL Server
A client asked me recently how he could find a string in his SQL Server database without knowing what table or column it was in. The string was a translation of a code that appeared on one of the UI screens. This was a packaged CRM database and he had no documentation...
by Robert Buda | Feb 3, 2011 | Best Practices, Oracle
As we evaluate our clients’ Oracle databases and help them solve problems relating to performance and stability, we see many causes for these issues. However, there are a small number of basic issues that tend to cause problems on the majority of systems. Our Tech...
by Robert Buda | Sep 27, 2010 | Best Practices, Database Security, Oracle
Database administrators often have to provide test data sets to developers, QA teams, or UAT teams. This can be done manually creating test data sets, which can take a very long time especially when the goal is to stress test a new system and a large amount of data is...
by Robert Buda | Jul 9, 2010 | Database, MySQL
We are currently working on an application that uses a mysql database. The application produces a large number of csv files that must be kept around for a few weeks, and then removed after being used in various ways by the users of the system. We need to keep track of...
