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Assesses the place of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas in history of the British theater, looks at six major works, and discusses the working relationship of the librettist and composer

Product Description: Hibernate Recipes, Second Edition contains a collection of code recipes and templates for learning and building Hibernate solutions for you and your clients, including how to work with the Spring Framework and the JPA. This book is your pragmatic day-to-day reference and guide for doing all things involving Hibernate...read more

Product Description: Note: The current edition of this book is Murach's MySQL, 2nd Edition.This practical, hands-on training and reference guide is perfect for developers who need to learn MySQL. Written by Joel Murach, the author of bestselling "Java Servlets and JSP" and "PHP and MySQL" books, this is exactly the database book that web developers should have on their desks...read more

The latest technical methods for building and managing a high-performance Oracle(r) data warehouse. Oracle8TM Data Warehousing is the ideal A-to-Z guide to building and managing a high-performance data warehouse for veteran Oracle users and newcomers alike. Database developers will be briefed on the latest technical methods for designing and building an Oracle7TM or Oracle8 data warehouse, while administrators find out how to manage an Oracle data warehouse for maximum efficiency. This valuable guide is the only book that fully covers the data warehouse features of both Oracle7 and Oracle8. Packed with practical and proven techniques from Oracle8 insiders, the book begins with a concise yet thorough overview of data warehousing principles and practices. It then cuts to the chase with detailed, step-by-step advice and guidance on how to: Use and get the most from all of Oracle8 databases' new data warehousing features Select the right hardware architecture to support a data warehouse Design and build a data warehouse for optimum performance Load data into a data warehouse Aggregate data for improved processing performance Distribute and analyze data using advanced OLAP techniques Administer and maintain your data warehouse Monitor and fine-tune data warehouse performance.

Product Description: When your database application isn’t running fast enough, troubleshooting is usually your first move. Finding the slow part of an application is often easy, but discovering a solution can prove much more difficult. Troubleshooting Oracle Performance helps by providing a systematic approach to addressing the underlying causes of poor database application performance...read more

Product Description: Forecasting Oracle Performance is the first Oracle-specific book to assist DBAs with forecasting future performance of new and existing database systems. It shows you how to create a model of a database system. Different types of models are introduced: mathematical, simulation, and benchmark...read more