High Performance Oracle8 Tuning: Performance and Tuning Techniques for Getting the Most from Your Oracle8 Database [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Don Burleson (Author), Donald K. Burleson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 1997

Teaches how table design techniques can be used to maximize Oracle8 performance. Exposes the internal mechanisms of Oracle8. Provides pretested performance scripts to get immediate performance information. Offers expert advice on interpreting Oracle8 performance information. Shows how to quickly implement performance and tuning data collection without buying expensive tools.

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About the Author

Donald Burleson (Raleigh, NC) has been a database administrator for over 15 years and has designed numerous data warehouse systems with Oracle. He is the author of several books about Oracle, including High Performance Oracle Database Applications and Oracle Databases on the Web, and over 30 articles in magazines such as DBMS, Oracle Magazine, and Computerworld.

Product Details

• Paperback: 618 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group (October 16, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576102173
• ISBN-13: 978-1576102176
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,671,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Donald K. Burleson is one of the world's most widely published Database experts with more than 20 years of full-time DBA experience.

He specializes in creating database architectures for very large online databases and he has worked with some of the world's most powerful and complex systems.

A former Adjunct Professor Emeritus, Burleson has written 30 books, published more than 100 articles in National Magazines, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Rampant TechPress.

Don is a popular lecturer and teacher and is a frequent speaker at Oracle Openworld and other international database conferences.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best-of-breed for Oracle tuning, April 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: High Performance Oracle8 Tuning: Performance and Tuning Techniques for Getting the Most from Your Oracle8 Database (Paperback)

I have all of the Oracle tuning books and this is the one that I use most often. The author knows the innards of Oracle extremely well, and he explains the tuning concepts is a very clear and understandable fashion. The tuning scripts have saved me several times, and they alone are worth the price of the book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book for tuning, September 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: High Performance Oracle8 Tuning: Performance and Tuning Techniques for Getting the Most from Your Oracle8 Database (Paperback)

I have bought all of the Oracle8 tuning books, and this one is clearly the best. The book has well-written examples, and lot's of code. Best of all, the text is easy to read and understand the complexities of Oracle tuning. This is the best one in my collection.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best I have seen, September 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: High Performance Oracle8 Tuning: Performance and Tuning Techniques for Getting the Most from Your Oracle8 Database (Paperback)

After having been disappointed by all of the Oracle Press books, I am delighted to finally find a tuning book that makes sense. The scripts in this book saved me humdreds of hours of coding, and Burleson is great at explaining complex principles. I have bought them all, and this is the only one I reference.