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An Index Only Performs How Much Work ???20 comments

Richard Foote wrote 1 week ago: One of the main reasons suggested for performing periodic index rebuilds is to improve “perfor … more →

Tags: Index Rebuild, Oracle Myths

Rebuilding Indexes Every Sunday Afternoon !!52 comments

Richard Foote wrote 3 weeks ago: I just had to share this amusing article on “Scheduling Oracle Index Rebuilding“. Regula … more →

Tags: Index Rebuild, Richard's Musings

The CBO CPU Costing Model and Indexes - Another Introduction10 comments

Richard Foote wrote 2 months ago: I’ve previously discussed some basic concepts and formulas regarding how the CBO derives index … more →

Tags: CBO, Index statistics, System Statistics

OPTIMIZER_INDEX_CACHING Parameter7 comments

Richard Foote wrote 2 months ago: As previously discussed, the CBO assumes the actual costs and overheads associated with all I/Os to … more →

Tags: Oracle Cost Based Optimizer

The CBO and Indexes: OPTIMIZER_INDEX_COST_ADJ Part III7 comments

Richard Foote wrote 3 months ago: After a bit of a layoff to organise a few upcoming overseas trips, while watching plenty of Ashes Cr … more →

Tags: Index Access Path, OPTIMIZER_INDEX_COST_ADJ

Upcoming Index Internals and Best Practices Seminar Dates

Richard Foote wrote 3 months ago: I have a number of upcoming dates for my “Index Internals And Index Internals” 2 Day Sem … more →

The CBO and Indexes: OPTIMIZER_INDEX_COST_ADJ Part II10 comments

Richard Foote wrote 4 months ago: In OPTIMIZER_INDEX_COST_ADJ Part I,  I discussed how this parameter can significantly impact the ove … more →

Tags: OPTIMIZER_INDEX_COST_ADJ, Oracle Cost Based Optimizer

Index Quizzes With Jonathan Lewis (Talk Show Host)

Richard Foote wrote 4 months ago: I’ve recently looked at some really atrocious Oracle related articles that are out there to co … more →

How To Really Create A Function-Based Index (A Day In The Life)15 comments

Richard Foote wrote 4 months ago: “I heard the news today, oh boy” (John Lennon 1967). It was with some amusement that som … more →

Tags: Function Based Indexes, humour

The CBO and Indexes: OPTIMIZER_INDEX_COST_ADJ Part I16 comments

Richard Foote wrote 4 months ago: In the previous entry regarding The CBO and Indexes, we saw how the CBO with a query that selected 5 … more →

Tags: CBO, Index Access Path, OPTIMIZER_INDEX_COST_ADJ, Oracle Cost Based Optimizer

The CBO and Indexes: Introduction Continues ... 9 comments

Richard Foote wrote 5 months ago: OK, I previously briefly covered how the CBO calculates the basic cost of an index range scan. Yes, … more →

Tags: CBO

The CBO and Indexes: An Introduction (Absolute Beginners)15 comments

Richard Foote wrote 5 months ago: One of the more common questions I get asked and one of the most common questions asked in the vario … more →

Tags: CBO

Indexes And Small tables Part VII (Cluster One)14 comments

Richard Foote wrote 6 months ago: OK, almost getting to the end here As discussed previously, despite popular opinion, an index can be … more →

Tags: Index Organized Tables, Small Indexes

Two Excellent Index Related Blog Posts

Richard Foote wrote 6 months ago: Before I sit down and write something new, thought I might quickly mention two excellent recent inde … more →

Indexes And Small Tables Part VI (Loaded)9 comments

Richard Foote wrote 6 months ago: Thanks to comments by PdV, I need yet another Part before I can look at completing this series OK, w … more →

Tags: Constraints, Small Indexes, Unique Indexes

Indexes And Small Tables Part V (It's No Game)10 comments

Richard Foote wrote 6 months ago: So far in our little example, we’ve looked at how accessing a row of a one block table via a F … more →

Tags: Index Internals, Small Indexes, Unique Indexes

Indexes And Small Tables Part IV (Treefingers)13 comments

Richard Foote wrote 6 months ago: As I asked in my previous post, the key question when comparing the associated costs of accessing a … more →

Tags: Index Block Splits, Index Internals, Root Index Block, Small Indexes

Indexes On Small Tables Part III (Another Brick In The Wall Part III)7 comments

Richard Foote wrote 6 months ago: So far, in Part I and Part II of this little series, we’ve looked at how Oracle performs a Ful … more →

Tags: Non-Unique Indexes, Small Indexes

Indexes On Small Tables Part II (The Mysteries)12 comments

Richard Foote wrote 7 months ago: I’m a bit pushed for time at the moment but I thought I might quickly just expand a little on … more →

Tags: Small Indexes


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