Database Performance Tuning Handbook, with CD-ROM (Data Warehousing/Data Management)

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Summary: Covers complete tuning of Oracle, Sybase, MS Sql, DB2, IDMS
Review: Chapter1: Statistics Collection (and monitors)
Chapter2: Mainframe Blocking and Buffering
Chapter3: PC Files and Buffers
Chapter4: DB2 System Tuning
Chapter5: Logical Database Design
Chapter6: Microsoft SQL 6.5 Tuning
Chapter7: Oracle 7.3 & 8.0 Tuning
Chapter8: Windows NT 4.0 Tuning
Chapter9: Windows 95 Tuning
Chapter10: PC & Client/Server Program Coding
Chapter11: Sybase 11 Tuning
Chapter12: Mainframe Coding
Chapter13: Mainframe Sorts
Chapter14: CA-IDMS 12 & 14 Tuning
Chapter15: Mainframe Multi-Level Caching
Chapter16: PC & Client/Server Caching
Chapter17: Communications and Networking
Chapter18: Advanced Topics

The advanced chapter is really hot. It covers new technology and techniques which are right on the edge. It completely covers major databases like Oracle Sybase and MS SQL, more so, than other tuning books out. aware of.