Re: ioug-a question

Indeed. When looking at R = S + W I truly get scared when I see stuff like 400 = 399 + 1. Doesn't leave much room for database work, does it?

Anjo Kolk wrote:

>Well absolutely true, but then everything the database does is a symptom of
>the fact that we throw workload at it ;-)
>
>"Deshpande, Kirti" wrote:
>
>>One needs to keep in mind that Waits are the symptoms, and not a problem.
>>
>>- Kirti
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 12:13 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>>
>>I don't think anyone who reads the original YAPP
>>paper will miss this. If I recall correctly, one of
>>it's opening statements is the classic formula:
>>
>> response time = service time plus wait time.
>>
>>My own mantra puts in rather less scientific terms:
>>
>> If you have a performance problem, either your database
>> is working too hard, or it's not being allowed to work.
>>
>>Jonathan Lewis
>>http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk
>>
>>Author of:
>>Practical Oracle 8i: Building Efficient Databases
>>
>>Next Seminar - Australia - July/August
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>>
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>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>|
>>|Aside: In the migration to wait-based tuning, don't forget that even
>>waits
>>|alone don't cover everything. Service time is the other significant
>>|component.
>>|
>>
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