you mean we don't tune Oracle using spells, incantations and prayers? Dang, I knew I was doing something wrong!
--- Kirtikumar Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not a problem, Cary :) > I was pleasently surprised to see Chris Lawson's new book at Borders. > Did a fair amount of reading > (3 chapters), while waiting for Harry Potter's book to go on sale by > 12:01 AM on June 21! (also, > wondered what would happen if Hogwarts taught Oracle Tuning using > wands & spells ;) > Chris has indeed done a very nice job. I should have bought the book > that night. > It's now on order. > > - Kirti > > > --- Cary Millsap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'll second the recommendation of Christopher Lawson's new book. > Very nice. > > > > <grin>By not mentioning Gaja and Kirti's work explicitly in the > first > > sentence should not be considered a withholding of endorsement. My > opinion > > of their work is--hey!--right on the cover.</grin> > > > > > > Cary Millsap > > Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. > > http://www.hotsos.com > > > > Upcoming events: > > - Hotsos Clinic 101 in Dallas, Washington, Denver, Sydney > > - Hotsos Symposium 2004, March 7-10 Dallas > > - Visit www.hotsos.com for schedule details... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > DENNIS WILLIAMS > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 11:00 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > Rajuveera > > Are you seeking a book on DBA (administration) or performance > tuning or > > real time database design? The more specific the question, the more > likely > > the answer will match your needs. If you have some books, don't be > shy about > > mentioning them so you don't just get recommendations that include > books you > > already have. Since most of us collect books, if you say what you > need that > > isn't included in your existing books, we can recommend books that > cover > > different material. > > For performance tuning, a great book to start with is: > > Oracle 101 Performance Tuning by Jaga Krishna Vaidyanatha, > Kirtikumar > > Deshpande, and John Kostelac. > > I have also been impressed with: > > The Art and Science of Oracle Performance Tuning by Christopher > Lawson. This > > is very new, just published. > > Both of these books emphasize the fact that successful performance > tuning > > begins with a correct philosophy. With a mistaken philosophy you > can spend a > > lot of time and may even think you are being successful. > > There are two aspects to performance tuning, tuning the system > and tuning > > your SQL. Which is more important will vary by your situation and > as a > > competent DBA you need to understand both. For example, some > packaged > > applications do not allow you to tune the SQL at all. But often > tuning SQL > > statements can yield great gains in performance. > > As to the other topics you mention, perhaps it would be best if > you reply > > with more specifics as to your situation. > > Sitting here in the U.S., it is rather difficult for me to tell > what > > books are available to you in Hyderabad. Can you buy books from > > www.amazon.com? > > Getting a book that applies to both 8i and 9i is easy, in my > experience. > > When a new Oracle version arrives, publishers often brush up an > existing > > book with some new information so they can place the new version > number on > > the book. It takes awhile for authors to absorb the impact that the > changes > > can have on the daily work of a DBA and produce a book that > incorporates > > these changes. I'm just trying to accurately represent the > situation, not > > being critical. Fortunately when Oracle creates a new version, 99% > of the > > features already there still work. Just familiarize yourself with > the main > > feature differences between versions and you'll be fine with any > book. > > I will be on vacation for several days, so if you are sleeping > when this > > reply is posted, I will be unable to reply. However, there are > others on > > this list that can provide far more competent assistance than I, > even > > including some book authors. > > > > Dennis Williams > > DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA > > Lifetouch, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 3:40 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > Dear Friends, > > > > I am willing to buy Oracle DBA 9i books. ,I need your suggestion on > this. > > > > I got information friends from this list that the book ("Practical > Oracle 8i > > - Jonathan Lewis".) is practically good. Even I am also looking > for the > > same kind of book, But I want it for both 8i and 9i. It should be > more > > practical oriented , performance tuning and real time database > design and > > problems. The book should be more practical oriented . > > > > What abt performance tuning 101 techniques , Oracle 9i DBA > handbook. > > What are the best books for Oracle DBA (Intermediate level ) > available in > > INDIA , HYDERABAD. > > > > Any URL / best sites also will be helpful. > > Thanks > > Rajuveera > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! 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