The Art and Science of Oracle Performance Tuning (Paperback)

Christopher Lawson

ISBN 10: 1590591992 / ISBN 13: 9781590591994

Editore: APress, New York, 2003

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Paperback. Complete and approachable guide to tuning best practice. For novice to intermediate Oracle DBAs and developers.Solving or planning for performance issues is a core part of the database professional's toolkit. The Oracle database is very flexible, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. Consequently, it is highly tunable, presenting a bewildering set of choices to the inexperienced. Tuning Oracle is as much about approach as about understanding the technology. It is more than tweaking parameters, or following a set prescription - it involves matching application-specific knowledge with what's happening inside the database.Based on the Lawson's long experience working with Oracle, the book uses a five-step model to help identify and isolate the cause of non-performance. This book shows you how to approach problems, get the information you need from Oracle, and follow the process through to success. It is more than tweaking parameters, or following a set prescription it involves matching application-specific knowledge with what's happening inside the database.Based on the Lawsons long experience working with Oracle, the book uses a five-step model to help identify and isolate the cause of non-performance. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: The Art and Science of Oracle Performance Tuning (Paperback)
• Editore: APress, New York
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1590591992
• ISBN 13: 9781590591994
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Edizione: prima edizione
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

* Presents an innovative, philosophical approach to Oracle database administration, and shows how to think about the whole complex problem of performance tuning, how to break it down, how to root out the cause of performance bottlenecks.

*Covers all practical aspects of Oracle performance tuning.

* Filled with hands-on lessons and accounts.

* Teaches an innovative and effective "Physician to Magician" approach, showing how to understand the problem, uncover the root cause, and choose and implement the most effective solution.

Informazioni sull?autore

Christopher Lawson is an independent consultant who specializes in performance tuning of data warehouse and financial applications. His articles on database management and performance tuning have appeared in numerous technical journals, and he is a frequent speaker at Oracle conferences. When he isn't tracking down elusive performance problems, Chris teaches courses on enterprise database systems for the University of Phoenix. He is also editor of the online magazine The Oracle Magician, available at www.OracleMagician.com. Chris earned his bachelor's degree and master's in business administration at the University of California, Irvine.