Craig Shallahamer, founder of OraPub, Inc. (www.orapub.com) will be teaching his Oracle Performance Firefighting and his brand new Advanced Oracle Performance Analysis classes at the Regus Training Center in Toronto the week of March 15.

*** 15% discount available for TOUG members. Read more... ***

Oracle Performance Firefighting – Sponsored by Confio Software
March 15 - 17, 2010

The key to resolving Oracle database performance issues quickly is to be able to diagnose them effectively and efficiently, combined with a deep practical understanding of the Oracle kernel. This hands-on class will teach every Oracle performance firefighter how to:

- perform a methodical and accurate performance diagnosis of even the most complex Oracle systems
- understand deep Oracle internal knowledge and how Oracle interacts with both applications and the host operating system
- develop multiple sensible and responsible solutions for the same problem
- create an honest and understandable story to explain the problem, the solutions, and how best to implement your solutions in a complex and highly available Oracle environment
- use the latest Oracle release-specific diagnostic capabilities available in your environment.

Advanced Oracle Performance Analysis
March 18 -19, 2010

Our new Advanced Oracle Performance Analysis course fills an Oracle performance management void, serves as a sequel to our Oracle Performance Firefighting course and will enable you to answer "So, what kind of performance improvement can we expect?" with solid and reliable information.

It is the only course that will teach you to quantitatively and graphically understand, anticipate, and articulate how various firefighting solutions will affect your systems. You will learn how to quantify database performance so it can be applied to performance mathematics. This approach enables your proposed solutions to be anticipated, which can help you rank their implementation. Additional benefits of this approach include:
- Solutions are more easily identifiable and scientifically determined
- The process can be systematically repeated and taught to others
- The current and future situation can be conveyed and communicated both numerically and graphically. 

Register and review the detailed course agendas at www.training.orapub.com. As a user group member, you receive a 15% discount on the registration fees. Contact TOUG for the discount code.

Course Designer and Presenter, Craig Shallahamer
Craig Shallahamer, founder of OraPub, Inc., is the ultimate Oracle guru. He is technical—having just released his latest book, Oracle Performance Firefighting, he has also authored more than 23 technical papers, and the revolutionary book, Forecasting Oracle Performance. He is experienced—having co-founded the Core Technologies and the System Performance Groups at Oracle and taught more than 10,000 students on 6 continents in 23 countries. And, most importantly, he is a passionate educator who brings his life experiences and engaging presentation style to every class.

Please contact Linda@orapub.com or call 910.632.9442 if you have questions.