http://www.dba-oracle.com/oracle10g_tuning/t_awr_statspack_table_names.htm AWR vs. STATSPACK The first effective proactive time-series method for Oracle performance appeared in Oracle7 and used begin and end snapshots, using the utlbstat and utlestat utilities, and the data was stored inside temporary DBA-defined storage tables. Staring with Oracle8i and back-portable to Oracl..