If you want to take a copy of one table and make a copy of it in another schema (under another username), you can use the SQL*Plus COPY command, or a simple <code>"create table foo as select * from ...

Database connectivity gives desktop and Web applications much of their value. .NET developers have products and framework objects that can tie a front-end application to SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase, ...

Sharing database data throughout a company is crucial to the daily operations of most businesses. To facilitate this, the data doesn't reside on one person's desktop PC; instead, a database server ...

One of the Azure SQL-related announcements that did not get a lot of publicity at May's Microsoft Build conference was the Azure SQL Database local database experience. With all the hype around SQL ...

If I have an application that uses a database as its data store (and ultimate source of truth) that brings some obvious issues when developing tests: In the applications, objects should ONLY be ...

Optimizing the performance of operational databases and the applications that access them is a constant battle for DBAs. Of course, writing efficient SQL is the most important aspect of ensuring ...