From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Sun Sep 18 09:48:35 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j8IEmZkg004855 for ; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:48:35 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j8IEmQ6H004828 for ; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:48:26 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 2A11F1EDCD7; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:48:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 05487-04; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:48:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 8F2041ED917; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:48:15 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:46:14 -0500 From: "Cary Millsap" To: , Message-ID: <2110.37081127054545.hotsos01.hotsos.com@MHS> In-Reply-To: <4DAD363750.095C003ATFSAETFE@greenshield.ca> Subject: RE: OT - Advice for the Oracle Newbie x-scalix-Hops: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcW8N8tNX5XE/EXIRiemaJ4s/MnZZAAJrdzA MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005B_01C5BC35.CF3A7310" X-archive-position: 25606 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: Cary.Millsap@hotsos.com Precedence: normal Reply-To: Cary.Millsap@hotsos.com X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-mailscan-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-mailscan-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_60_70, HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01C5BC35.CF3A7310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Patty, =20 I would suggest: =20 1. Don't guess, measure. 2. Don't just measure what's easy to measure, measure what you need. 3. When you're thinking about performance, what you need to measure is almost always response time. =20 =20 Cary Millsap Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. http://www.hotsos.com Nullius in verba =20 Visit www.hotsos.com for curriculum and schedule details... =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org= ] On Behalf Of Patty.Charlebois@greenshield.ca Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 5:02 AM To: oracle-l@freelists.org Subject: OT - Advice for the Oracle Newbie =20 I am trying to put together a *Newbie DBA Handbook* to be used for new hi= res at my company and thought I would poll the list for topic suggestions. 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Patty,

 

I would suggest:

 

1. Don't guess, measure.

2. Don't just measure what's easy to measure, measure what you need.

=

3. When you're thinking about performance, what you need to measu= re is almost always response time.

 

 

Cary Millsap

Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd.

http://www.hotsos.com

Nullius in verba

 

Visit www.hotsos.com for curriculum and schedule details...<= /o:p>

 

 

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Subject: OT - Advice for the Oracle Newbie

 

I am trying to put together a *Newbie DBA Handbook* to be used fo= r new hires at my company and thought I would poll the list for topic suggestio= ns.

So my question to you is, if you could give a new Oracle DBA one p= iece of advice, what would it be?

 

TIA,=A0 Patty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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