Robert Gravelle

Auto-increment allows a unique number to be generated automatically whenever a new record is inserted into a table. This feature is especially useful in

As the maker of the world's most popular open source database, Oracle is ideally positioned to deliver a MySQL Cloud Service. With the Cloud/DBaaS market

You've probably noticed from some of my other databasejournal.com articles that I'm a huge proponent of remote database management. Whether via mobile app

There was a time not so long ago that Database Administrators (DBAs) worked with database servers that were running on their company’s

MySQL’s policy has traditionally been to produce a new general release of MySQL Community Server every 18-24 months. Believe it or not, the last

One of the biggest news stories of 2017 on the MySQL front was unfortunately not a good one.  In February, hundreds of MySQL databases were erased

Have you heard the expression "there's an app for that"?  Well, it's true.  Every day on the bus you can observe riders immersed in their

Perhaps you’ve noticed that cloud-based database solutions have really taken off in recent years.  Although concerns about ownership and

Don’t you just love getting that email with the subject: “The application is slow! Please check the database!”?  You’re then

A key part of keeping your MySQL database running smoothly is the regular monitoring of performance metrics.  In fact, there are literally hundreds

Ask a database administrator (DBA) to name their most cherished tool, and they’ll usually say it’s their database management (DBM)