Introduction
What is Performance Tuning?
Performance Tools
Tuning the Shared Pool
The Database Buffer Cache
Other Buffers
Tuning I/O: Physical File Structures
Tuning I/O at the Block Level
Tuning Sorts
Locking Issues
Latches and Wait Events
Shared Servers and Dedicated Servers
Statistics
Applications and Specialized Objects
SQL Code Tuning
Resource Management
The Operating System
Conclusion
Credits