Jeremiah Wilton’s presentation shows how to use Oracle 11g Real Application Testing to quantify effect of system and database configuration changes. As an example, he uses Real Application Testing to validate the Automatic Advisor recommendations, and uncovers some interesting results. Check out the presentation on our whitepaper page. … [Read more...]
Deriving Optimal Configuration Values Using 11g Database Replay
Presented by: Jeremiah Wilton, Blue Gecko OK, so, no, I’m not going to steal Jeremiah’s thunder here. What I am going to do is post his presentation, and give you a teaser: All bias aside, Real Application Testing is a truly revolutionary 11g feature that every DBA should get to know. As Jeremiah demonstrates, its uses go far beyond planning … [Read more...]
New whitepaper: A look at Real Application Testing from a customer’s perspective
Mostly resulting from optimizer changes, version upgrade instability has resulted in widespread reluctance by Oracle customers to adopt new versions in a timely manner. Real Application Testing provides the greatest benefit to customers of all the new features in 11g. The importance of Real Application Testing to customers is so great primarily … [Read more...]