Cary, I you talking about Oracle or sex? --Walt Weaver Bozeman, Montana On 9/18/05, Cary Millsap <Cary.Millsap@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Patty, > > I would suggest: > > 1. Don't guess, *measure*. > > 2. Don't just measure what's easy to measure, measure what you *need*. > > 3. When you're thinking about performance, what you need to measure is > almost always *response time*. > > Cary Millsap > > Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. > > http://www.hotsos.com > > Nullius in verba > > Visit www.hotsos.com <http://www.hotsos.com> for curriculum and schedule > details... > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Patty.Charlebois@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 5:02 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: OT - Advice for the Oracle Newbie > > I am trying to put together a *Newbie DBA Handbook* to be used for new > hires at my company and thought I would poll the list for topic suggestions. > > So my question to you is, if you could give a new Oracle DBA one piece of > advice, what would it be? > > TIA, Patty > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > This e-mail is confidential, intended solely for the use of the > > recipient(s) to whom it was addressed. If you have received it > > in error, please do not copy or distribute this e-mail. We ask > > that you notify us immediately by replying to the sender and > > then delete this e-mail. E-mail sent or received over the > > internet may not be secure. You should use caution when sending > > e-mail messages containing private and confidential information > > or consider other secure means to send the information. If you > > have any questions regarding the authenticity or security of > > e-mail you have received from Green Shield Canada please do not > > hesitate to contact us at 1-800-265-5615. > > Please visit us at our website: http://www.greenshield.ca > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Ce message de courriel est confidentiel et s'adresse uniquement > > à la personne ou à l'organisme indiqué(e). Si vous l'avez reçu > > par erreur, veuillez ne pas copier ni distribuer ce message de > > courriel. Nous vous demandons de nous aviser immédiatement en > > répondant à l'expéditeur, puis en supprimant ce message. Les > > messages envoyés ou reçus par courriel pourraient ne pas être > > sécurisés. Vous devriez être prudent lorsque vous envoyez des > > messages de courriel contenant des renseignements confidentiels > > et privés ou songer à prendre d'autres moyens sécurisés pour > > envoyer les renseignements. Si vous avez des questions concernant > > l'authenticité ou la sécurité d'un courriel que vous avez reçu de > > Green Shield Canada, n'hésitez pas à communiquer avec nous au > > 1-800-265-5615. > > Visitez notre site Web: http://www.greenshield.ca > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l >