Ronald Bradford 
Effective MySQL Optimizing SQL Statements [EPUB ebook] 

The Essential Guide to SQL Statement Optimization Written by Oracle ACE Director and My SQL expert Ronald Bradford, Effective My SQL: Optimizing SQL Statements is filled with detailed explanations and practical examples that can be applied immediately to improve database and application performances. Featuring a step-by-step approach to SQL optimization, this Oracle Press book helps you to analyze and tune problematic SQL statements. Identify the essential analysis commands for gathering and diagnosing issues Learn how different index theories are applied and represented in My SQLPlan and execute informed SQL optimizations Create My SQL indexes to improve query performance Master the My SQL query execution plan Identify key configuration variables that impact SQL execution and performance Apply the SQL optimization lifecycle to capture, identify, confirm, analyze, and optimize SQL statements and verify the results Improve index utilization with covering indexes and partial indexes Learn hidden performance tips for improving index efficiency and simplifying SQL statements