Agenda for May CLTOUG Meeting

Date & Time: Thursday, May 9th,  5:45 - 8:00pm

Location: Royal Sun Alliance

Topic:  Myths & Folklore about Oracle Performance Tuning 

It is hard to believe that the Oracle RDBMS has been in existence for over 22 years, a fascinating but true fact.  In this period of time, it has undergone  significant change.  Over the years, with core functionality transformed, it has become imperative that we keep up with change.  Every major release of Oracle makes some of us feel as though we have to re-learn the concepts all over again.  Personally, with the advent of every major release of Oracle, I feel like a brand-new DBA.

In a world that requires us to support well-designed and great performing 24*7*forever commercial applications, there is  a dire need for us to keep up with time.  Failure to do so, results in us propagating old and potentially irrelevant technical information to others.  And that is how myths and folklore are conceived and that also drives us to arrive at inappropriate technical decisions.  The myths and folklore discussed in this presentation are all performance-related.  Although, the list may not be comprehensive, it encompasses some of common ones that are out there within the context of Oracle and performance tuning.  So what is your take on the legend of Loch Ness?  Does Nessie (as she is affectionately referred to) really exist?

Presenter: Gaja Krishna Vaidyanatha

Gaja Krishna Vaidyanatha is currently the Director of Storage Management Products at Quest Software, Inc. providing technical and strategic direction for the storage management product line.  He has more than ten years of industry experience working with Oracle systems.  Prior to joining Quest, Gaja worked as a Technical Manager at Andersen Consulting (Accenture), where he specialized in Oracle Systems Performance Management and lead the Oracle Performance Management SWAT Team within the Technology Product Services Group.  In a prior life, Gaja was also a Consultant and Instructor at Oracle Corporation specializing in the core technologies of Oracle.  His key areas of interests include performance architecture, scalable storage solutions, highly available systems, and system performance management for data warehouses and transactional systems.  He holds a Master Degree in Computer Science from Bowling Green State University, Ohio.  He has presented many papers at various regional, national and international Oracle conferences.  He is also a contributor to the Oracle-L listserver and can be reached at either gaja@quest.com or gajav@yahoo.com. 

Gaja is also the author of Oracle Performance Tuning 101 from Oracle Press. 

Don't miss out on this excellent opportunity. Bring any questions on this topic to discuss during the Q&A session. This will be a highly technical presentation to database designers, developers and architects. Come and learn from what the expert has to share.

RSVP: cltoug@cltoug.org   by Tuesday, May 7th. 

NOTE:  There are some security formalities at this building so be on time.