The Oracle Database Performance Tuning Course

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Elevate your Oracle database management skills with this in-depth course on advanced monitoring and tuning techniques. Gain mastery over critical database performance tools and strategies to ensure your systems operate at peak efficiency. From Active Session History (ASH) to tuning the Program Global Area (PGA) and buffer cache, this course empowers you with the expertise to handle complex database challenges. Begin your journey with foundational concepts in ASH, learning to monitor real-time activities and analyze performance metrics. Progress into advanced techniques for linking ASH data to dimension views, optimizing database services, and tracing SQL for pinpointing bottlenecks. Explore hands-on practices in key areas like shared pool tuning, managing server result caches, and leveraging Smart Flash Cache for performance gains. Dive deeper into specialized topics like tuning the redo path and handling latches, mutexes, and enqueue waits. Develop a comprehensive understanding of automated maintenance tasks and real-time monitoring to proactively manage database operations. Each module combines theoretical knowledge with practical exercises, ensuring you can confidently implement your skills in real-world scenarios. Designed for database administrators and IT professionals, this course suits those with a solid Oracle database foundation looking to advance their expertise. It’s perfect for intermediate to advanced learners eager to optimize and monitor complex Oracle systems.

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Master the art of Oracle database tuning and optimization with this all-encompassing course. Designed for database administrators and IT professionals, this course offers a complete toolkit for enhancing database performance, ensuring reliability, and resolving complex bottlenecks. Gain in-depth knowledge of monitoring, diagnosing, and optimizing every aspect of Oracle databases, from CPU utilization to advanced storage configurations. The course begins by addressing critical performance challenges, including CPU bottlenecks and disk I/O optimization. Progress into advanced topics like maintaining in-production indexes, handling row migration and chaining, and diagnosing table fragmentation. Engage with powerful features like table compression and the In-Memory Column Store to boost data retrieval speeds. Learn to optimize database connections and leverage SQL Performance Analyzer for precise query tuning. Real-world scenarios and hands-on exercises solidify your expertise in cutting-edge tools such as Database Replay and EM Express, ensuring you can handle live performance challenges confidently. The final modules focus on Linux OS performance monitoring and SQL Performance Analyzer, empowering you to manage both database and system-level performance with ease. This course is ideal for intermediate to advanced learners with prior Oracle database knowledge. Whether you're a database administrator or an IT professional, this program equips you with the skills to maintain high-performance Oracle environments.