Oracle is one of the most widely used database management systems for a reason. It provides an extensive set of tools that allow you to accomplish even the most intricate tasks. Today, we will focus on the Oracle COUNT function, exploring what it is, how it works, its structure, and addressing common misconceptions and best practices. dbForge Studio for Oracle will serve as our trusted wingman, supporting us throughout this process.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides cloud infrastructure and platform services designed to support a broad spectrum of cloud strategies and workloads. OCI provides enterprise customers with scale-up resource scaling architectures, ultra-low-latency networks, and more to help them migrate legacy workloads to the cloud, while supporting cloud-native applications via an expansive network of cloud partners and services.

Grafana Tempo 2.6 is here with performance improvements and buckets of new TraceQL features! Watch the video above for an overview of the new TraceQL features, or continue reading to get a quick overview of the latest updates in Tempo. If you’re looking for something more in-depth, don’t hesitate to jump into the Grafana Tempo 2.6 release notes or the changelog.

Last week, I saw a user asking for help on Slack: Note: The screenshot was taken in the UTC+8 timezone, so the high churn rate at 8:00 AM occurs at 0:00 AM UTC.

As part of our big tent philosophy here at Grafana Labs, we believe you should be able to access and derive meaningful insights from your data, regardless of where that data lives. One of the ways we stay true to that philosophy is through our Grafana Enterprise data sources.

Ensuring all operations are normal and all data is guarded in the firm’s IT structure is vital. Regularly checking out various aspects that indicate the performance of the database makes it easier for management to identify issues that may have gone out of hand through database monitoring.

Users should maintain data consistency to ensure accurate database testing and analysis, especially when generating data in dependent columns. For example, they can use formulas, data generators, or post-scripts to fill in columns based on other columns in the table. However, post-scripts may be complicated and affect database performance. In the article, we’ll explore how to generate values for the referenced columns using dbForge Data Generator for SQL Server.

Manual updating of Salesforce records is far from optimal. If you have ever worked with this CRM, you should know it requires you to find the exact record you want to edit, and only then you’ll be able to change data in its fields. This is fine when you work with separate records, but what if you need to mass update records in Salesforce? If done manually, such an update might eventually lead to errors and consume time.

.NET 9 will be released this November, featuring versatile performance and security upgrades, C# syntax enhancements, and new LINQ methods along with the.NET Aspite stack for cloud-native development, ML.NET for extended AI capabilities, and an array of other handy updates. However, while we are still one month away from the official.NET 9 launch, its Preview version is already here, giving developers an early look at the latest advancements. Keep reading to explore the upcoming improvements in detail.