Betting the Farm
Web server farms can provide highly available infrastructures to prevent lost revenues from downtime
by Kamesh Namuduri and Palani Ram
May 24, 2001
Always There for You
E-commerce requires a highly available web architecture - and clustering may be the answer
by Kamesh Namuduri and Palani Ram
April 16, 2001
Join, Defray
Database performance problems can grow much faster than databases; choice of join technique can help
by Richard Winter
January 30, 2001
A Closer Look at Web Analytics
Why analytical scalability is so critical to e-business success
by Richard Winter
September 8, 2000
The Extra Mile
How vendors are implementing the proposed OLAP extensions to SQL-99
by Richard Winter
June 26, 2000
More Than You Hoped For
How data warehouse vendors think you can channel the clickstream deluge
by Richard Winter
April 10, 2000
Think Systematically
Make an informed decision about whether to do a large-scale proof-of-concept
by Richard Winter
March 1, 2000
SQL-99’s New OLAP Functions
DBAs and application programmers might rip out less of their hair
by Richard Winter
January 20, 2000
It’s About Data Integration
What enterprises really want is something like a data warehouse, but much, much more than that
by Richard Winter
January 1, 2000
The E-Scalability Challenge
Much tougher database requirements are just around the next corner
by Richard Winter
December 21, 1999
On-the-Fly on the Up and Up
Two new benchmarks that address ad hoc query testing flaws are better but aren't the whole answer
by Richard Winter and Peter Kostamaa
November 16, 1999
Be Aggregate Aware
New optimizer capabilities are changing data warehouse design
by Richard Winter
September 14, 1999
What’s it Worth?
Don't neglect careful consideration of a large-scale data warehouseïs business value
by Richard Winter
August 03, 1999
Testing the Terabytes
New resources for large-scale proof-of-concept projects provide some relief
by Richard Winter and Judith R. Davis
July 13, 1999
CHECK YOUR VALUES
Why data skew affects the scalability of your database
by Richard Winter
June 01, 1999
Information Scavengers
Small information appliances, in large enough numbers, will generate massive data stores
by Richard Winter
May 11, 1999
Indexing Goes a New Direction
The encoded vector index brings a significant advance in data structure and access technique
by Richard Winter
April 20, 1999
Saving More
What's the right relationship between falling disk prices and rising database volume?
by Richard Winter
April 20, 1999
Experience Wins
Product maturity matters in high-performance OLTP
by Richard Winter
March 09, 1999
Lexicology of Scale
Communicate effectively with vendors about your scalability need
by Richard Winter
February 16, 1999
Growing Pains
By 2001 we’ll be in a big-system world. Will you have the tools you need to live in it?
by Richard Winter
October 1998
Measure Early, Measure Often
Testing your system for performance and scalability in an iterative fashion can be the difference between success and disaster
by Richard Winter
November 1998
