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Oracle High-Performance SQL Tuning

Name: Oracle High-Performance SQL Tuning
Author: Donald K. Burleson
ISBN: 9780072190588

by Donald K. Burleson

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Overview

From the official Oracle Press comes a comprehensive guide to tuning SQL statements for optimal execution. This expert resource explains how to view the internal execution plan of any SQL statement and change it to improve the performance of the statement. You'll get details on Oracle's optimizer modes, SQL extensions, the STATSPACK utility, and a wealth of methods for tuning Oracle SQL statements.

Synopsis

Improve Database Performance by Tuning SQL Statements

Tune all types of SQL statements—from a simple SELECT statement to a complex non-correlated subquery—using tips and techniques from SQL expert Don Burleson. Officially authorized by Oracle Corporation, this in-depth resource explains how to take any SQL statement, view the internal execution plan, and change the execution plan to improve the performance of the statement. You'll get details on Oracle's optimizer modes, SQL extensions, the STATSPACK utility, and a wealth of methods for tuning Oracle SQL statements.

Understand how SQL tuning fits into the overall Oracle tuning model
Improve Oracle SQL functionality using extensions such as in-line views and BIFs
Identify and report on SQL in the library cache
Tune SQL table access, full-table scans, and parallel query
Run TKPROF to get a SQL trace report
Change the execution plans for Oracle SQL statements using Oracle hints
Use the Oracle8i optimizer plan stability, cost-based optimizer, and rule-based optimizer
Tune SQL DML statements, SQL subqueries, and data warehouse SQL
Tune SQL with temporary tables and indexes
Diagnose and optimize system performance using STATSPACK

About the Author, Donald K. Burleson

Don Burleson (Kittrell, NC) has 20 years of experience as a database administrator and has written 9 books on database management including Oracle SAP Administration (O’Reilly), High-Performance Oracle8 Tuning, High-Performance Oracle Data Warehousing, High-Performance Oracle Database Applications (Coriolis) and Oracle8 Tuning, German Edition (Sybex). Don has taught more than 100 University courses and regularly conducts in-house Oracle training.