Now available in paperback-- What do you do when your database application isn't running fast enough? You troubleshoot, of course. Finding the slow part of an application is often the easy part of the battle. It's finding a solution that's difficult. Troubleshooting Oracle Performance helps by providing a systematic approach to addressing the underlying causes of poor database application performance. * Written for developers by an application developer who has learned by doing * Gives a systematic approach to solving database application performance problems * Helps you plan for performance as you would for any other application requirement What you'll learn * See how to treat and plan for performance as a basic application requirement * Identify performance problems using a systematic and repeatable approach * Configure your query optimizer to meet your application performance goals * Optimize table accesses, joins, and physical table layout * Read and recognize inefficient SQL execution plans * Reduce inefficiencies from too much procedural code Who this book is for For application developers and database administrators involved in troubleshooting performance problems of Oracle-based applications.

Christian Antognini，瑞士苏黎世Trivadls公司首席顾问和讲师，从1995年就开始致力于探究Oracle数据库引擎的工作机制。他最热衷的是逻辑与物理数据库的设计、数据库与Java应用程序的集成、查询优化器，以及与性能管理和优化相关的所有方面。他还是Trivadis性能团队和 OakTable网站的核心成员。

童家旺　安徽芜湖人，毕业于上海电力学院工商管理专业，现供职于阿里巴巴，负责产品数据库的维护工作。主要关注于Oracle数据库以及UNIX（Linux）操作系统，尤其关注这些产品的设计思路、理念，不止于满足知其然，更想了解其所以然。空闲时喜读各种闲书，涉及经济、历史、政治、文学等。

胡怡文　江苏淮安人。现供职于支付宝（中国）网络技术有限公司，担任商业智能部门的数据仓库工程师。关注BI架构与设计、数据库和操作系统技术，常沉浸其中，偶有所得亦欣然自喜。平时好读书，爬山，骑车，四处走走。愿行万里路，交天下朋友。

冯大辉　就职于支付宝（中国）网络科技有限公司（Alipay.com），担任过DBA、数据架构师，现负责领导支付宝数据库团队。过去几年间他的工作集中在数据库管理、优化、数据架构规划、解决方案等方面。2007年国内首批Oracle ACE，网络ID“Fenng”，长期关注Web 2.0网站架构技术。个人技术Blog：http://dbanotes.net 。