Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Performance Tuning Tips & Techniques

Proven Database Optimization Solutions―Fully Updated for Oracle Database 12c Release 2

Systematically identify and eliminate database performance problems with help from Oracle Certified Master Richard Niemiec. Filled with real-world case studies and best practices, Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Performance Tuning Tips and Techniques details the latest monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization methods. Find out how to identify and fix bottlenecks on premises and in the cloud, configure storage devices, execute effective queries, and develop bug-free SQL and PL/SQL code. Testing, reporting, and security enhancements are also covered in this Oracle Press guide.

• Properly index and partition Oracle Database 12c Release 2
• Work effectively with Oracle Cloud, Oracle Exadata, and Oracle Enterprise Manager
• Efficiently manage disk drives, ASM, RAID arrays, and memory
• Tune queries with Oracle SQL hints and the Trace utility
• Troubleshoot databases using V$ views and X$ tables
• Create your first cloud database service and prepare for hybrid cloud
• Generate reports using Oracle’s Statspack and Automatic Workload Repository tools
• Use sar, vmstat, and iostat to monitor operating system statistics

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction To Oracle Database 12C R1 & R2 New Features (Dba And Developer)
Chapter 2 Basic Index Principles (Beginner Developer And Beginner Dba)
Chapter 3 Pluggable Databases, Disk Implementation Methodology, And Asm (Dba)
Chapter 4 Tuning The Database With Initialization Parameters (Dba)
Chapter 5 Tuning With Enterprise Manager Cloud Control (Dba And Developer)
Chapter 6 Using Explain, Trace, And Sql Plan Management (Developer And Dba)
Chapter 7 Basic Hint Syntax (Developer And Dba)
Chapter 8 Query Tuning (Developer And Beginner Dba)
Chapter 9 Table Joins And Other Advanced Tuning (Advanced Dba And Developer)
Chapter 10 Using Pl/Sql To Enhance Performance (Developer And Dba)
Chapter 11 Oracle Cloud, Exadata, Tuning Rac, And Using Parallel Features
Chapter 12 The V$ Views (Developer And Dba)
Chapter 13 The X$ Tables And Internals Topics (Advanced Dba)
Chapter 14 Using Statspack And The Awr Report To Tune Waits, Latches, And Mutexes
Chapter 15 Performing A Quick System Review (Dba)
Chapter 16 Monitor The System Using Unix Utilities (Dba)
Appendix A Key Initialization Parameters (Dba)
Appendix B The V$ Views (Dba And Developer)
Appendix C The X$ Tables (Dba)