One of the most important challenges faced by Oracle database  administrators and Oracle developers is the need to tune SQL  statements so that they execute efficiently. In this book, Mark  Gurry shares his in-depth knowledge of Oracle's SQL statement  optimizers. Mark's knowledge is the result of many hard-fought tuning  battles during his many years of providing Oracle tuning services to  clients. Mark provides insights into the workings of the rule-based  optimizer that go well beyond what the rules tell you. Mark also  provides solutions to many common problems that occur with both the  rule-based and cost-based optimizers.   In addition to the specific problem/solution scenarios for the optimizers,  Mark provides a number of handy SQL tuning tips. He discusses the various  optimizer hints, telling you when they can be used to good effect. Finally,  Mark discusses the use of the DBMS_STATS package to manage database statistics,  and the use of outlines to specify execution plans for SQL statements in  third-party applications that you can't otherwise modify.

Oracle SQL Tuning Pocket Reference PDF

The list of books you might like