Ideal for Oracle database programmers and administrators using the UNIX platform.Shows readers how to optimize the performance of an Oracle8i database (the latest version of Oracle's world-leading database) running on any UNIX system. It focuses on real world problems encountered by database administrators and shows them how to optimize performance for OLTP and DSS applications. Most importantly, the book not only covers the traditional client/server issues relating to performance tuning, but also the new Internet focus of the latest release of the database.
Ahmed Alomari, Senior Performance Engineer at Oracle Corporation, has extensive hands-on experience in tuning large-scale UNIX database systems. Alomari has written and spoken extensively on Oracle and UNIX optimization. He resides in Redwood City, CA. Alomari is the author of Prentice Hall PTR's Oracle and UNIX Performance Tuning and Oracle 8 and UNIX Performance Tuning.