Archive for April, 2009

DBJ: Five Query Optimizations in MySQL

A new article is up on Database Journal where I discuss some query optimizations that work well with MySQL applications.Five Query Optimizations in MySQL 

Issue 54 – Path Dependency Avoidance

Path Dependence is a technical term which basically means the further along a given path you go, the more pressure there is to “stay the course”.  In this months open insights issue, we discuss this phenomenon in consulting, and suggest some ways to help eliminate or reduce that dependence and make you more nimble and flexible in tight budgets, and trying economic times.Open Insights 54 – Avoiding Path Dependence