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Building upon SQLServerPedia's success, Quest plans to continue expanding its online community initiatives beyond SQL Server, Oracle and cloud databases to serve the needs of database professionals ...

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As data continues to explode, DBAs must constantly stay a step ahead by finding new ways to improve database efficiency and performance. Managing data in today’s complex IT environment requires ...