1) An 'admin' mode for a database whereby user activity is suspended but
the administrator still has the ability to manipulate the database;
alternatively a means of taking an individual database offline [kicks
off all users, stops user reconnects, allows admin access] without
having to take down the entire server.
2) A configurable and transparent [to the users] update statistics
thread that uses 'idle' time to regenerate statistics.

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