I was fortunate to attend the Hotsos Clinic and read the advance version. It is not your normal tuning book. If you are looking for checklists, hand holding, "do x to solve y" solutions, don't bother with the book. If you are looking for a book to teach you the skills to solve your performance problems, you are in the right place. This book falls in the "teach a man to fish" category.
I skimmed the Queueing theory. Not because it is not useful, it is simply over my head right now. This is one reason I like this book, it challenges me to learn something new. It will be sometime before I return to the queueing theory information. In the meantime, I am working to master the troubleshooting and optimization techniques taught in the book. I strongly recommend reading "The Goal" by Eliyahu Goldratt before reading Cary's book. Don't worry, it is a quick and entertaining read. It lays a solid foundation and puts you in the right mindset for absorbing the key lessons (at least what I consider key) in Cary's book. Daniel Fink Michael Milligan wrote: > Thank you Dennis. I will take a look at that sample chapter, then probably > go out and pick up the book. > > Thanks again. > > This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or > proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to > which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended > recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that > any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If > you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying > to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Michael Milligan > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Daniel Fink INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
