Chapter 35
Adaptive Strategies for Disk Performance in Oracle
Bruce D. Rodgers
During the past couple of years, we have witnessed an explosion in the use of database engines (e.g., Oracle) at both the enterprise and department level of a wide range of businesses. The Internet environment has provided additional impetus for more dependence on these engines.
As user loads grow and data storage demands expand, a primary issue for many DBAs has been extracting maximum performance from the application, especially as performance relates to disk drive I/O. Increases in disk drive densities and spindle speeds have not kept pace with user demands to satisfy ever-changing performance demands. Database applications viewed as a necessary discipline of ...
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