RE: Hotsos' Classes

2004-01-07 Thread Gudmundur Bjarni Josepsson
Venu, I've taken both PD101 and OP101 and I can thoroughly recommend both of them. The sequence of those two is irrelevant in my opinion. If you're looking to improve your tuning skills and your understanding of Oracle performance issues I would suggest the OP101. It has a very good balance of

RE: Hotsos' Classes

2004-01-07 Thread Cary Millsap
Interesting. Of course, Gummi's right: I blew both my course URLs in my note. The correct URL for the PD101 coruse is http://www.hotsos.com/courses/PD101.php, too. Slow connection; didn't have time to check thoroughly; sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks, Gummi. Cary Millsap Hotsos Enterprises,

RE: Hotsos' Classes

2004-01-07 Thread Potluri, Venu (CT Appl Suppt)
Cary, So, I don't need to be completely proficient in SQL Optimization prior to enrolling in Performance Diagnosis 101? When if it all do you plan to offer these classes in New York, NJ area? Venu Potluri -Original Message- Cary Millsap Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 1:04 AM To:

RE: Hotsos' Classes

2004-01-07 Thread Cary Millsap
Venu, You are correct. The outcome of many problems you'll diagnose using the PD101 method is that you'll need to fix some SQL, but the point of PD101 is teaching you (1) how to make sure you're working on the right problem, and (2) how to forecast what kind of performance improvement you'll get

Re: Hotsos' Classes

2004-01-07 Thread Ryan
how much of the material from these classes are in your book? - Original Message - To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 12:24 PM Venu, You are correct. The outcome of many problems you'll diagnose using the PD101 method is

RE: Hotsos' Classes

2004-01-07 Thread Cary Millsap
Ryan, Parts of the book are based upon the PD101 course. The book goes further in some areas than the PD101 course (queueing theory, V$ views), but then the course goes further in some areas than the book. The course discusses developments that have occurred since the publication of the book, and

RE: Hotsos' Classes

2004-01-06 Thread Cary Millsap
Venu, I can't give a nonpartisan answer, but I can provide some information. I hope this helps: Performance Diagnosis 101 (formerly the Hotsos Clinic) - This is a 3-day course dedicated to teaching a method for diagnosing performance problems on production (and integration-testing) systems. It's