{"product_id":"9781430248101","title":"Oracle SQL Tuning with Oracle SQLTXPLAIN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOracle SQL Tuning with SQLTXPLAIN\u003c\/em\u003e is a practical guide to SQL tuning the way Oracle's own experts do it, using a freely downloadable tool called SQLTXPLAIN. Using this simple tool you'll learn how to tune even the most complex SQL, and you'll learn to do it quickly, without the huge learning curve usually associated with tuning as a whole. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirmly based in real world problems, this book helps you reclaim system resources and avoid the most common bottleneck in overall performance, badly tuned SQL. You'll learn how the optimizer works, how to take advantage of its latest features, and when it's better to turn them off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuickly tune any SQL statement no matter how complex. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild and tune test cases without affecting production. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse the latest tuning features with confidence. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow and why complex SQL goes wrong \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eWhen statistics are crucial and when they are not \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow and when the tuning facilities of the database can help or hinder \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eWhen to tune and when not to tune \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eWhich steps in an execution plan are crucial to performance \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow the optimizer works out the execution plan \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     \u003cem\u003eOracle SQL Tuning with SQLTXPLAIN\u003c\/em\u003e is ideal for everyone who deals with SQL and SQL tuning.  Both developers and DBA's will benefit from learning how to use the SQLTXPLAIN tool along with the problem solving approach described in this book.         \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e1. Introduction to SQLTXPLAIN \u003cp\u003e   2. The Cost-Based Optimizer Environment \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   3. How Object Statistics Can Make Your Execution Plan Wrong \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   4. How Skewness Can Make Your Execution Times Variable \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   5. Troubleshooting Query Transformations \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   6. Forcing Execution Plans Through Profiles \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   7. Adaptive Cursor Sharing \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   8. Dynamic Sampling and Cardinality Feedback \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   9. Using SQLTXPLAIN with Data Guard Physical Standby Databases \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   10. Comparing Execution Plans  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   11. Building Good Test Cases \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   12. Using XPLORE to Investigate Unexpected Plan Changes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   13. Trace Files, TRCANLZR, and Modifying SQLT Behavior \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   14. Running a Health Check \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   15. The Final Word \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   16. Appendix A. Installing SQLTXPLAIN \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   17. Appendix B. The CBO Parameters (11.2.0.1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   18. Appendix C: Tool Configuration Parameters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153852350704,"sku":"9781430248101","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430248101_p0.jpg?v=1763750413","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430248101","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}