On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Mark W. Farnham <mwf@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Minimize the number of connections you have to your database, especially by > using queue capable service daemons for routine transactions instead of > dynamic connections. See the "Real World" video on the part about minimizing > connections results: .... Nice! Speaking of "Real World", besides Andrew Holdsworth "Connections" demo, he also has a great demo about the performance (read scalability) implications of hard/soft/and no parsing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oddFEyUAjs -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l