Cary, this is one of the best summaries that I've ever seen. Hopefully, it's not copyrighted. -- Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA email:mladeng@xxxxxxxxx Ext: 9787 > -----Original Message----- > From: Cary Millsap [mailto:cary.millsap@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 11:29 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: ((RE)): db_file_mutliblock_read_count and physical IO > > > A man I met in Boston a few days ago said it very wisely and > compactly: > > "Systems don't have performance. Tasks have durations." --Mike Ryan ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------