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Optimising performance

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Understanding SQL

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This chapter deals with ways of improving the performance of an SQL database. We will talk about options available in every SQL implementation, such as indexing, and changing the design of queries.

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© 1990 Elizabeth Lynch

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Lynch, E. (1990). Optimising performance. In: Understanding SQL. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11552-5_9

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11552-5_9

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-333-52433-6

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