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Oracle deadlocks: the what and the how

Oracle deadlocks: the what and the how

Everyone knows what a deadlock is: a situation in which two or more competing processes are waiting for the other to finish, and thus neither ever does. The purpose of this post is to help people understanding the deadlock a little better with a view to enable them to fix the problem when they find [...]

Performance tuning SQL queries in Oracle

Performance tuning SQL queries in Oracle

Video tutorial showing how to optimise your SQL queries for maximum performance. Talks about indexes, statistics, hints and optimiser plans.

Using SQL potential

How to use the database SQL to its full potential. The idea is to reduce procedural coding and thereby improve performance, reduce defects.