Understanding MySQL Internals Discovering and Improving a Great Database

Although MySQL's source code is open in the sense of being publicly available, it's essentially closed to you if you don't understand it. In this book, Sasha Pachev -- a former member of the MySQL Development Team -- provides a comprehensive tour of MySQL...

 Oracle SQL Tuning & CBO Internals

About this book: By drawing from the combined expertise of the world's leading Oracle experts, it has been possible to create this indispensable guide to Grade SQL. Tuning Oracle SQL is the single most important skill of the Oracle professional, and...

 Microsoft Windows Internals Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000

Get the architectural perspectives and inside details you need to understand the Microsoft Windows kernel! Delve inside the Windows kernel with noted internals experts Mark Russinovich and David Solomon, in collaboration with the Microsoft Windows prod...

 Hp-ux 11i internals

HP-UX Internals introduces readers to the "under the hood" aspects of the HP-UX operating system. The book illustrates the kernel data structures and algorithms used to provide process/thread scheduling, I/O control and system resource management. Both ha...