Performance Modeling
Learn SQL performance modeling with practical examples and guided drills on dbSyntax.
Start with Index IntuitionIndex Intuition
AdvancedAn index is a secondary data structure that lets the database find rows matching a predicate without scanning the whole table. Traditional O...
Normal Forms
AdvancedNormalization is the practice of storing each fact in exactly one place. The goal: prevent update anomalies, where the same piece of informa...
Reading Explain Plans
AdvancedEXPLAIN shows the plan the engine will use to run a query: which scans, which joins, in what order. EXPLAIN ANALYZE actually runs the query ...