In this 15min presentation, Gilles Rayrat, VP of Engineering at Continuent and database proxies guru, shares some of his knowledge on the world of database proxies, how they work, why they’re ...

If you are a SQL programmer, learning recursive SQL techniques can be a boon to your productivity. A recursive query is one that refers to itself. I think the best way to quickly grasp the concept of ...

The advantage of using one connection for multiple statements is that it reduces the overhead of establishing multiple connections, while allowing multiple statements to access the database. The ...

At some point, you’re going to need to connect to a MySQL 8 database remotely to manage your databases. Here’s how to make this possible. Recently, I was tasked to add a MySQL database GUI for a ...

Don't be afraid of using your chosen database's command-line client. I might as well say this up front: I don't like using GUI (aka non-command-line or graphical) tools with my databases. This is ...