1. A method, including steps of by a measurement component at a server, for one or more database objects, measuring a performance timing effect associated with accessing said database objects; identifying a particular database object in response to said performance timing effect, said particular database object adversely effecting performance of said server in correlation with said performance timing effect; wherein said steps of identifying include steps of periodically sampling a database performance view, said database performance view being responsive to said performance timing effect; and measuring which particular database objects exhibit said performance timing effect relatively more frequently; generating one or more tuning recommendations, wherein the one or more tuning recommendations comprise one or more of: moving said particular database object to a different storage component, or creating a new access path to said particular database object.