Oracle databases are complex systems, in which code, data structures and data are often modified. Performances are a critical point, to be kept under control to avoid business impacts and complaints by the end users. Many applicative and infrastructural factors (network, storage, virtualization, etc.) have an impact on performance and for this reason it is not easy to identify the causes of slowdowns and inefficiencies. In this webinar we will provide some guidelines to approach in the right way the theme of performance. We will also present some of the new features available from Oracle 12.2, highlighting in which situations they are really useful and recommended.