In an effort to provide foresight as systems grow?áand?áresources?áare?ástressed, this guidebook explains how one of the major causes of unplanned database outages is?áthe failure to anticipate the effects of growth. The benchmark method?ádetailed enables?áusers to spot areas of pending problems before they cripple the database. This real-world approach ensures the user?áwill be?áprepared for whatever the future brings to mission-critical databases. Areas?áexplored in this book?áinclude knowing the limits of?áthe database, avoiding unplanned outages with capacity planning, and predicting?áthe need?áfor new hardware.?á?á
