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The Joys of Beta Testing
MikeA Monday, July 30, 2007 9:48 AM
I am participating in the Oracle11g beta. The next time I tell you I am going to do a beta please lock me up until the fit passes. I have subjected myself to this abuse since Oracle8, usually tied with writing or updating a book. Maybe I am getting smarter as I get older as I am not (currently) involved in a book project although there may be one or two mor ...
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Let me give you a hint on using database Optimization Hints - Part Three
RichardTo Friday, July 27, 2007 7:49 AM

Be sure to read

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The Quest Easy Button: Faster SQL = Faster Applications
JeffSmith Wednesday, July 25, 2007 9:07 AM

Your Mission: Go fix ALL of the slow SQL in your application ASAP.

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Toad Database Tune and Optimize Check-List
Bert Monday, July 23, 2007 6:53 AM

I use Toad® for Oracle almost everyday to tune and optimize problematic databases for customers, partners and friends. And I noticed that I followed a pattern – which seemed consistent across all such attempts. And although I wrote the whitepaper “

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Let me give you a hint on using database Optimization Hints - Part Two
RichardTo Friday, July 20, 2007 9:03 AM

To read part one in this series on O ...

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Maintaining Infrastructure
MikeA Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:42 AM

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Welcome to the new TPC-E Benchmark
Bert Monday, July 16, 2007 10:48 AM
One of the most widely recognized and often quoted database benchmarks is the TPC-C. For over 14 years, the TPC-C has been the industry standard OLTP test; however, it’s very clearly showing its advanced age. The TPC-C does not adequately mimic today’s ...
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Let me give you a hint on using database Optimization Hints - Part One
RichardTo Friday, July 13, 2007 2:12 PM
Should you use Optimization Hints?
The use of Hints in your SQL statements will fix the execution plan so that Oracle Optimizer will not switch to a better (or a worse) execution plan when the database environment changes. Therefore, many people say, we should use H ...
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Quseful #4: Get the value of (almost) any column from any table with dynamic SQL
StevenFeuersteinTW 7/11/2007 11:04 AM

I offer in this Quseful (Quick and Useful) a package that you can use to dynamically retrieve the value of almost any column from any table. I created this package as a "helper" utility for Quest

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Addicted to Toad
JeffSmith Monday, July 09, 2007 8:57 AM


What the heck is that?

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