On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 22:55:22 +0100, "Niall Litchfield"
<niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com> wrote:
>"Thomas T" <T_at_T> wrote in message news:3f60e418_at_rutgers.edu...
>> "Stan" <stan0074_at_comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:3F5FF402.3060904_at_comcast.net...
>> > Tom kyte's new book 'Effective Oracle by Design' is finally out. i just
>> > got my copy today. Though some topics reminds me of his previous book
>> > but there is lots of 9i stuffs from an administration standpoint.
>> >
>> > back to reading :)
>> > -Stan
>> >
>>
>> Thanks for the information! Is "Expert One-on-One Oracle" still a current
>> book (for 8i)? After recently finding out that there's a million Oracle
>> tuning myths out there, I'd like to get a book that will actually help me.
>> I'll buy both of these guys if that's the best bet. Does the 1-on-1 book
>> cover 9i, also?
>>
>> Is Oracle Performance Tuning 101 worth anything? It seems as if the book
>> was written to argue against the myths, but I'd like a second opinion.
>
>Perf Tuning 101 was the book I recommended for some considerable time, until
>someone on this list (Brain P maybe) pointed out Christopher Lawson's "The
>art and science of Oracle Performance Tuning" which IMO is even better. You
>can do a lot lot worse than the 101 book though - these guys know Oracle.
Hey, thanx for the hint. Although Wrox went out of business, I found 1 used copy
via amazon.
Marc Blum
mailto:blum_WIPE_ME__at_marcblum.de
http://www.marcblum.de
Received on Wed Sep 24 2003 - 13:58:27 CDT
