When I am working with an Oracle database, I still find myself using SQL*Plus for many quick and dirty database queries. In particular, I often look up constraints in SQL*Plus. In this post, I look at ...

The term "data integrity" can mean different things to different people, but the most difficult and pervasive problem facing organizations these days is the semantic integrity of the data. As ...

Want to improve the integrity of your data? Place constraints in the database, as well as in your application. NoSQL, the catchall phrase for non-relational databases, is all the rage among Web ...

A relational DBMS organizes and accesses data according to relationships among data items. The relationships among data items are expressed by tables consisting of columns and rows. The order of the ...

Ensuring the integrity of the organization’s databases is a key component of the DBA’s job. A database is of little use if the data it contains is inaccurate or if it cannot be accessed due to ...