Retail Merchandising Performance Management Essentials

In this Retail Merchandising course, you’ll learn about Performance Tuning, related to Oracle Retail applications, hardware, software and databases. The class begins with an overview of Performance Management and what ideal performance really means. Instructors will take you through the various tools, including batch optimization, partitioning and indexing.

Learn To:

• Describe portioning and indexing methods.
• Describe batch optimization.
• Install and configure performance methods.
• Describe hardware and database tool usage.
• Describe application server tool usage.
• Describe network and high availability options.

Benefits to You

Effectively tune your systems to optimize your retail merchandising implementation. Leverage the hardware and database tools to manage performance to gain the most out of the implementation.

Live Virtual Class Format

A Live Virtual Class (LVC) is exclusively for registered students; unregistered individuals may not view an LVC at any time. Registered students must view the class from the country listed in the registration form. Unauthorized recording, copying, or transmission of LVC content may not be made.

Audience

• System Administrator
• System Integrator
• Database Administrators

Course Topics Performance Overview

• Installation and Configuration
• Batch Optimization
• Purging
• Partitioning
• Indexing
• Tools and Technology
• High Availability

Performance Foundation

• Data Distribution Strategies
• System Option Settings and their Impact on Performance
• Application security settings and their Impact on Performance

Installation and Configuration

• Hardware Performance Considerations
• Database Performance Considerations
• Data Loading and Seeding Peformance Configuration
• Application Server Performance Configuration
• Application Log Files

Batch Optimization and Purging

• Performance Tuning for Batch Programs
• Batch Schedules to Optimize Performance

Partitioning and Indexing

• Base Product Partitioning Strategies
• Partitioning Maintenance
• Partitioning Best Practices

Hardware and Database Tools

• Usage of Hardware tools related to Performance
• Usage of Database tools related to Performance

Application Server Tools

• Usage of Application Server Tools related to Performance
• Use of RDA tools to troubleshoot and diagnose Performance

Network Performance

• WAN Affects on Performance
• Describe Network Performance Considerations that apply within data centers
• Evaluate data movement strategies

High Availability

• Single Instance
• Distributed Instance
• Database Server Clustering
• Application Server Clustering
• Backup Strategies
• Recovery Strategies

Course Objectives

• Describe Common Performance Issues
• Explain Ideal Performance
• Define Performance Considerations during Installation
• Describe Performance considerations for Configuration
• Facilitate Batch Optimization
• Identify Partitioning and Indexing methods
• Define High Availability
• Access Application Server Tools
• Access Hardware and Database Tools