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Maintaining database indexes is a critical task for any DBA to ensure optimal performance in query execution. While it might be tempting to rebuild an index simply because it’s large or growing, a more rational and efficient approach involves analyzing…

Managing storage space in Oracle databases is crucial for maintaining performance and optimizing resource usage. In this post, we’ll explore practical queries to identify tables and indexes that consume significant space, and how to monitor index usage over time to…

Rebuilding indexes in Oracle is a resource-intensive task that can put pressure on your Fast Recovery Area (FRA) and affect Data Guard synchronization. Monitoring both is crucial to avoid lag in Data Guard and FRA overflow. In this article, we’ll…

Efficient storage management is a critical aspect of maintaining an Oracle database. Over time, database objects, particularly indexes, can grow disproportionately large and consume excessive storage space, impacting performance and increasing costs. Recently, I encountered a situation where indexes were…

Index Monitoring in Oracle Database is a powerful tool to help optimize performance and resource usage. Indexes play a crucial role in speeding up data retrieval, but they come with a maintenance cost during INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE operations, and…