Embarcadero, a provider of multi-platform database tools, is adding more graphical capabilities to DB Optimizer to make it easier for developers and DBAs to do SQL profiling and tuning. DB Optimizer, ...

In its first product release since acquiring Borland's CodeGear business, Embarcadero Technologies Inc. last month released a new toolset designed to help developers optimize SQL code in databases.

Last Thursday, Greg Nerpouni gave me a briefing about and demo of Embarcadero Technologies’ three new and enhanced performance optimization tools for Java and SQL applications: J Optimizer 2009 for ...

As any database admin knows, mastering the subtler nuances of SQL can be likened to the black arts. For me, tuning the efficiency of SQL queries on large, heavily used databases is a perfect example.

One of the most effective ways to address database performance and cost challenges is to modernize the underlying hardware infrastructure. Innovations such as flash storage, converged infrastructure ...