If you have a deep Oracle internals background, applying the techniques covered in the first few of chapters will dramatically improve the speed and accuracy of your analysis, and will also provide you with a way to naturally explain to others the problem and the possible solutions. As most senior Oracle professionals know, given enough time and proper training, we can learn the technical internals, but communicating complex technical topics in a confident and convincing manner is much more difficult. This book will help every Oracle performance firefighter to better communicate complex technological subjects.

Keeping up with Oracle technology can be daunting: It is constantly changing.2 But I've found that I'm able to quickly assimilate new information. It's clearly not because I'm smarter than others. I think it's because I have a framework and a method to cram all this new information into my tiny brain. As a side benefit, having a solid framework also makes it easy to disprove the multitude of bogus myths that surround performance firefighting. You'll definitely see the value of my solid and methodical framework.

Finally, this book is about equipping. Without a doubt, you will be equipped to deal with the realities of diagnosis, coming up with practical and effective solutions, and be able to work with others to prioritize and implement the solutions in complex Oracle systems.