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About This Document

For general information about the Cloudscape documentation, such as a complete list of books, conventions, and further reading, see Using the Cloudscape Documentation.

Purpose of This Document

This book, Tuning Cloudscape, explains how to set properties in Cloudscape, which is how you configure and tune systems, databases, specific tables and indexes, and queries. It also provides performance tuning tips and an in-depth study of query optimization and performance issues.

Audience

This book is a reference for Cloudscape users, typically application developers. Cloudscape users who are not familiar with the SQL standard or the JavaTM programming language will benefit from consulting books on those topics.

Cloudscape users who want a how-to approach to working with Cloudscape or an introduction to Cloudscape concepts should read the Cloudscape Developer's Guide. This book is for users who want to optimize and tune their application's performance.

How This Document Is Organized

This document includes the following chapters: