Dear Heloise: In the South, a holiday dinner staple is broccoli rice casserole. After this year's Thanksgiving feast, I had more leftover broccoli casserole than I expected. So, the day after, rather ...

Abstract: Cost based SQL optimizers remain brittle under real world data and engine diversity; small errors in cardinality or cost estimates can cascade into poor plans. We propose a conceptual ...

Dear Heloise: I like to move around when I use my laptop computer. I put it on a cafeteria tray to keep it steady and the airflow clear. I can put handy things there like glasses, pencils, sticky ...

Commercial database systems expose query hints to fix poor plans produced by the query optimizer. However, current query hints are not flexible enough to deal with a variety of non-trivial scenarios, ...

Dear Heloise: I have two thermal mugs. One is for coffee, and one is for tea. They can’t be used in the microwave or in the dishwasher. To get the stains out, I boil some water and put it in the mugs.

Dear Heloise: We’ll be spending hours wrapping Christmas and Hannukah gifts in a few weeks, using a lot of paper sourced from forest trees that would be better left standing. I hate wrapping! I’ve ...

In most enterprises, data access still feels like a locked room with SQL as the only key. Business teams depend on data engineers for every report, dashboard, or metric tweak. Even in the age of ...

Query groups uses AI to cluster similar search queries. The new card shows total clicks per group and highlights groups trending up or down. Query groups will roll out over the coming weeks to high ...

Trump hints at using Insurrection Act for Chicago, urges Pritzker to ‘beg for help’ President Donald Trump said he could invoke the Insurrection Act to tackle crime in Chicago and urged Illinois Gov.