Abstract: A database management (DM) computing device for managing a database is provided. The DM computing device accesses log data to determine the frequency that data fields of one or more full databases are queried. The DM computing device ranks the data fields based on the number of times each has been queried and determines the most frequently requested data fields. The DM computing device then copies the most frequently requested data fields to one or more secondary databases. The DM computing device analyzes subsequent queries to determine whether they may be satisfied by the data fields contained in the reduced database and executes any such queries against the reduced database as opposed to the full database. In certain embodiments, the DM computing device copies data from the full database to the reduced database according to a predetermined schedule or during a low-traffic time determined by the DM computing device from the log data.