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Re: OT - Advice for the Oracle Newbie

From: bill thater <shrekdba_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:58:33 -0500
Message-ID: <a1d2049105091807584b8c1762@mail.gmail.com>


On 9/18/05, Cary Millsap <Cary.Millsap_at_hotsos.com> wrote:
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> Patty,
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> I would suggest:
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> 1. Don't guess, measure.
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> 2. Don't just measure what's easy to measure, measure what you need.
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> 3. When you're thinking about performance, what you need to measure is
> almost always response time.

what the man said. plus, *try* stuff in a test database first, before you ask. then formulate your question clearly stating what the problem is and what you tried to do to fix it and what the results were. that gives the smart guys a place to start.

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