Re: decent database tuning books?

From: Jeff Stander <jstander_at_ml.csiro.au>
Date: Wed, 26 May 1993 07:59:59 GMT
Message-ID: <1993May26.075959.24242_at_ml.csiro.au>


In article hc2_at_bsdns.brooks.af.mil, eckhardg_at_brooks.af.mil (Gary Eckhardt) writes:
>In article 737858344_at_otto, dtb_at_otto.bf.rmit.oz.au (David Bath) writes:
>> jstander_at_ml.csiro.au (Jeff Stander) writes:
>> > Oracle, Tuning Beyond the Manual
>> > Authors: Peter Corrigan and Mark Gurry
>> > Available: direct from Authors for A$69
>> > 52 Rowena Parade
>> > Richmond, Melbourne
>> > Australia
>> > email: mag_at_scammell.ecos.tne.oz.au (Mark Gurry)
>> Actually, Mark said yesterday that Nutshell are having serious discussions
>> about publishing it. Mark has certainly been around the traps for a while
>> and knows what he is talking about. Met Peter for the first time yesterday,
>> and he seems like the no-nonsense sleeves rolled up type. I assume that
>> if the book reflects their expertise it will be worth getting.
>>
>
>Does the book address tuning issues that involve CPU specific items? For example,
>certain process quotas on VMS were causing our database to run at less that expected
>speeds.
>
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There are 2 pages specifically on VMS and 3 pages on UNIX. The other 262 pages are devoted to Oracle independent of operating system.

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