book review

[hrishy]

Hi All

Has anybody read this book

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/05...CMZZZZZZZ_.jpg






SQL Tuning
by Dan. Tow

wunderin wheather its worth a Buy

regards
Hrishy

[slimdave]

Doesn't mention that it's Oracle-specific, so i'd stay clear -- you don't know what features of sql it includes (analytical functions?), so without being able to browse through it in a book store, i wouldn't bother.

[hrishy]

Hi Dave

Many of my friends and me would love to buy a book like this one..which would tell us how oracle will run thsi sql..how db2 will do it or how sybase would have done it..its kind of sal tuning for all databases..

By the way Dan Tow is the person who i think contributed to the oracle performance tuning guide..

regards
Hrishy

[slimdave]

Originally posted by hrishy
Many of my friends and me would love to buy a book like this one..which would tell us how oracle will run thsi sql..how db2 will do it or how sybase would have done it..its kind of sal tuning for all databases..

Well, if that's what it really does then go for it, but i'm still suspicious.

If the book gives an example SQL, and states "this is how Oracle will execute it" then i'd be even more suspicious -- we all know how execution plans depend on so many parameters other than the table structure and indexes -- clustering factor, table size, table stats, init parameters, oracle version all make a contribution.

[Mr.Hanky]

Not for nothin but it is 43% off on bookpool.

http://www.bookpool.com/.x/ogn96mzprn/sm/0596005733

MH