I would perhaps suggest Oracle Performance Tuning 101 instead of Rich's book (if you had to make a choice).
the 101 book conforms most closely to Oracle's current thinking on performance tuning --- "SARKAR, Samir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Practically, u should get two books to have a full grasp on Oracle > Performance > Tuning : > > 1. Oracle Performance Tuning Tips and Techniques by Richard Niemiec > 2. Oracle 8i and Unix Performance Tuning by Ahmed Alomari > > If u r in an exceptionally high development environment where u have > lots of > SQL tuning to do, > consider buying the SQL High Performance Tuning by Don Burleson. > Otherwise, > the > above two books should suffice for both production and development > databases. > > Samir > > Samir Sarkar > Oracle DBA - Lennon Team > SchlumbergerSema > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6217 > EPABX : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6418 Ext. 76217 > Fax : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6018 > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: 30 January 2002 10:25 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Hi Everyone > > I am interested in purchasing some exceptionally good book on Oracle > Performance Tuning. Can anyone suggest me some very good book on > Oracle > Tunning worth purchasing > > > Binay Kumar > Oracle Cerified DBA > > London > > > > *********************************** > Binay Kumar > Focus 3 -Technical Support > P & O Nedllyod > London > 0044 207 441 1648 > *********************************** > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The contents of this e-mail are confidential to the ordinary user > of the e-mail address to which it was addressed and may also be > privileged. If you are not the addressee of this e-mail you should > not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it or any part of it > in any form whatsoever. If you have received this e-mail in error > please notify us by telephone or e-mail the sender by replying to > this message, and then delete this e-mail and other copies of it > from your computer system. Thank you. > > We reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communications through > our network. > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the > individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented > are > solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of > SchlumbergerSema. > If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have > received this > email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, > or > copying of this email is strictly prohibited. > > If you have received this email in error please notify the > SchlumbergerSema Helpdesk by telephone on +44 (0) 121 627 5600. > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: SARKAR, Samir > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).