Oracle in a Nutshell: Performance

Achieving optimal performance from the Oracle database is an art, not a science. Using the appropriate data structures, ensuring that there are adequate resources available, and leveraging the features of the Oracle database can help to avoid bottlenecks that reduce the performance of the system. This paper provides an overview of some of the tools within an Oracle database that will help one understand how Oracle optimizes performance for its operations.

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