The Art and Science of Oracle Performance Tuning

by Christopher Lawson

Overview

* 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590591994
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	07/02/2003
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

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.

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