* Presents an innovative, philosophical approach to Oracle database administration, and shows how to think about the whole complex problem of performance tuning

A very practical guide to making databases run faster and better. A poorly performing database application can cost each user time, and have an impact on other

"This book should satisfy those who want a different perspective than the official Oracle documentation. It will cover all important aspects of a data warehouse

Tuning your database for optimal performance means more than following a few short steps in a vendor-specific guide. For maximum improvement, you need a broad a

Oracle system performance inefficiencies often go undetected for months or even years--even under intense scrutiny--because traditional Oracle performance analy