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The Fastest Way to Import Text, XML, and CSV Files into MySQL Tables
One of the best ways to improve the performance of MySQL databases is to determine the optimal approach for importing data from other sources, such as text files, XML, and CSV files. The key is to...
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Sony's Two Big Mistakes: No Encryption, and No Backup
Even if you can't prevent all unauthorized access to your organization's networks, you can mitigate the damage -- and prevent most of it -- by using two time-proven, straightforward security...
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Cloud Computing + Data Analytics = Instant Business Intelligence
Only by using cloud services will companies be able to offer their employees and managers access to big data, as well as the tools they'll need to analyze the information without being data scientists....
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Find the Best Approach for Entering Dates in MySQL Databases
A function as straightforward as entering dates in a MySQL database should be nearly automatic, but the process is anything but foolproof. MySQL's handling of invalid date entries can leave developers...
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Has Node.js Adoption Peaked? If So, What's Next for Server-Side App Development?
The general consensus of the experts is that Node.js will continue to play an important role in web app development despite the impending release of the io.js forked version. Still, some developers...
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The Most Important Takeaways from MySQL Prepared Statements
Since MySQL both sends queries to the server and returns data in text format, the query must be fully parsed and the result set must be converted to a string before being sent to the client. This...
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Diagnose and Optimize MySQL Performance Bottlenecks
A common source of MySQL performance problems is tables with outdated, redundant, and otherwise-useless data. Slow queries can be fixed by optimizing one or all tables in your database in a way that...
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How to Ensure Your SSL-TLS Connections Are Secure
Encryption is becoming an essential component of nearly all applications, but managing the Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificates that are at the heart of most protected...
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The Benefits of Virtual Appliances Expand to Encompass Nearly All Data Center...
Virtual appliances deliver the potential to enhance data security and operational efficiency in IT departments of all shapes, sizes, and types. As the technology expands to encompass ever more...
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When One Data Model Just Won't Do: Database Design that Supports Polyglot...
The demands of modern database development mandate an approach that matches the model (structured or unstructured) to the nature of the underlying data, as well as the way the data will be used. Choice...
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Relational or Graph: Which Is Best for Your Database?
Choosing between the structured relational database model or the "unstructured" graph model is less and less an either-or proposition. For some organizations, the best approach is to process their...
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New Compilers Streamline Optimization and Enhance Code Conversion
Researchers are developing compiler technologies that optimize and regenerate code in multiple languages and for many different platforms in only one or a handful of steps. While much of their work...
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The Key to Selecting a Programming Language: Focus
There isn't a single best programming language. Rather than flitting from one language to the next as each comes into fashion, determine the platform you want to develop apps for -- the web, mobile,...
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MongoDB Poised to Play a Key Role in Managing the Internet of Things
Rather than out-and-out replacing their relational counterparts, MongoDB and other NoSQL databases will coexist with traditional RDBMSs. However, as more -- and more varied -- data swamps companies,...
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MongoDB 3.0 First Look: Faster, More Storage Efficient, Multi-model
Document-level locking and pluggable storage APIs top the list of new features in MongoDB 3.0, but the big-picture view points to a more prominent role for NoSQL databases in companies of all types and...
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Preparing Developers for a Multi-language Multi-paradigm Future
Tried-and-true languages such as Java, C++, Python, and JavaScript continue to dominate the most popular lists, but modern app development requires a multi-language approach to support diverse...
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Troubleshooting Problems with MySQL Replication
One of the most common MySQL operations is replicating databases between master and slave servers. While most such connections are straightforward to establish and maintain, on occasion something goes...
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"Too Many Connections": How to Increase the MySQL Connection Count To Avoid...
If you don't have enough connections open to your MySQL server, your users will begin to receive a "Too many connections" error while trying to use your service. To fix this, you can increase the...
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How to Minimize Data Wrangling and Maximize Data Intelligence
It's not unusual for data analysts to spend more than half their time cleaning and converting data rather than extracting business intelligence from it. As data stores grow in size and data types...
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"Too Many Connections": How to Increase the MySQL Connection Count To Avoid...
If you don't have enough connections open to your MySQL server, your users will begin to receive a "Too many connections" error while trying to use your service. To fix this, you can increase the...
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