Don't know about the book, but the author is one of the best. I took his "Capacity Planning" course 8 or so years ago and it was great. I have actually used lots of the info. presented in my work, unlike some classes I've attended. He was at Oracle at about the time Cary Millsap was. They are, IMHO, both the highest caliber Oracle Gurus. Jack C. Applewhite - Database Administrator Austin (Texas) Independent School District 512.414.9715 (wk) / 512.935.5929 (pager) Same-Day Stump Grinding! Senior Discounts! -- Mike's Tree Service <Joel.Patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 03/29/2007 10:22 AM Please respond to Joel.Patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx To <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject New book Anyone have any opinion on the book or author for “Forecasting Oracle Performance” by Craig Shallahamer being advertised by OraPub, Inc? It is ‘being printed now’ as per Amazon – and he offers a course on the same subject on the same Ad. I’ve been googling, but not much on a book that hasn’t been printed yet. (but maybe reviewed), or maybe someone here is familiar with the author. Joel Patterson Database Administrator joel.patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx x72546 904 727-2546