Oracle SQL Tuning with Oracle SQLTXPLAIN

Oracle SQL Tuning with SQLTXPLAIN is a practical guide to SQL tuning the way Oracle's own experts do it, using a freely downloadable tool called SQLTXPLAIN. Using this simple tool you'll learn how to tune even the most complex SQL, and you'll learn to do it quickly, without the huge learning curve usually associated with tuning as a whole.

Firmly based in real world problems, this book helps you reclaim system resources and avoid the most common bottleneck in overall performance, badly tuned SQL. You'll learn how the optimizer works, how to take advantage of its latest features, and when it's better to turn them off.

• Quickly tune any SQL statement no matter how complex.
• Build and tune test cases without affecting production.
• Use the latest tuning features with confidence.

Stelios Charalambides has more than 20 years experience working with Oracle databases. He is OCP certified and has worked as a senior Consultant DBA on both sides of the Atlantic, dealing with all aspects of system design, implementation, and post production support, solving practical problems in a wide variety of environments. He now works as an Oracle Support Engineer developing time critical solutions for tier one customers with high profile performance problems.