Oracle High-Performance SQL Tuning

Improve Database Performance by Tuning SQL Statements

Tune all types of SQL statements--from a simple SELECT statement to a complex non-correlated subquery--using tips and techniques from SQL expert Don Burleson. Officially authorized by Oracle Corporation, this in-depth resource explains how to take any SQL statement, view the internal execution plan, and change the execution plan to improve the performance of the statement. You'll get details on Oracle's optimizer modes, SQL extensions, the STATSPACK utility, and a wealth of methods for tuning Oracle SQL statements.

• Understand how SQL tuning fits into the overall Oracle tuning model
• Improve Oracle SQL functionality using extensions such as in-line views and BIFs
• Identify and report on SQL in the library cache
• Tune SQL table access, full-table scans, and parallel query
• Run TKPROF to get a SQL trace report
• Change the execution plans for Oracle SQL statements using Oracle hints
• Use the Oracle8i optimizer plan stability, cost-based optimizer, and rule-based optimizer
• Tune SQL DML statements, SQL subqueries, and data warehouse SQL
• Tune SQL with temporary tables and indexes
• Diagnose and optimize system performance using STATSPACK