Oracle Performance Survival Guide offers a structured methodology for optimizing Oracle performance in the most systematic and efficient manner possible. Authored by leading Oracle expert Guy Harrison, this is the first book to contain up-to-the-minute guidance for optimizing the performance of the new Oracle 11g Release 2. Harrison helps DBAs and developers quickly and efficiently optimize performance by focusing on causes rather than symptoms, and by identifying the areas that will deliver the greatest bang for the buck in their applications and environments.