Oracle Books
-
PeopleSoft for the Oracle DBA
Published 16 years ago includes sample chapter
by David Kurtz, Apress
The newest addition to the OakTable Press series, PeopleSoft for the Oracle DBA, will teach you a range of techniques for maintaining a PeopleSoft system. You will then become able to implement techniques like indexing, implementing DDL, managing tablespaces, and fixing low-performing SQL queries. Author, Kurtz, is a field expert and thus, provides answers to common questions that arise when using PeopleSoft on an Oracle database.
-
Cost-Based Oracle Fundamentals
Published 15 years ago includes sample chapter
by Jonathan Lewis, Apress
The insights that Jonathan provides into the workings of the cost-based optimizer will make a DBA a better designer, and a Developer a better SQL coder. Both groups will become better troubleshooters — Thomas Kyte, VP (Public Sector), Oracle Corporation The question, "Why isn't Oracle using my index?" must be one of the most popular (or perhaps unpopular) questions ever asked on the Oracle help forums.
-
Programmer's Guide to SQL
Published 17 years ago includes sample chapter
by Cristian Darie, Karli Watson, Apress
The Programmer's Guide to SQL provides an in-depth yet concise tutorial on the use of Structured Query Language (SQL). Once you've mastered the fundamentals, the book serves as a handy desktop reference on SQL usage, covering all of the major SQL statements that you'll need when programming databases. It also comes complete with example code for five major database systems: SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, and Access.
-
Expert Oracle Database Architecture: 9i and 10g Programming Techniques and Solutions
Published 15 years ago includes sample chapter
by Thomas Kyte, Apress
Expert Oracle Database Architecture: 9i and 10g Programming Techniques and Solutions is the definitive book if you're a developer or DBA who works with Oracle-driven database applications. This fully revised edition covers both the 9i and 10g versions. It also comes with a CD containing a searchable PDF of the 8i version of the book.
-
Troubleshooting Oracle Performance
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Christian Antognini, Apress
What do you do when your database application isn’t running fast enough? You troubleshoot, of course. Finding the slow part of an application is often the easy part of the battle. It’s finding a solution that’s difficult. Troubleshooting Oracle Performance helps by providing a systematic approach to addressing the underlying causes of poor database application performance.
-
Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Ravikanth V. Kothuri, Albert Godfrind, Euro Beinat, Apress
Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g shows how to take advantage of Oracle Databases built–in feature set for working with location–based data. A great deal of the information used in business today is associated with location in some way, and analysis of that data is becoming ever more important in todays mobile and highly connected world.
-
RMAN Recipes for Oracle Database 11g: A Problem-Solution Approach
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Sam R. Alapati, Darl Kuhn, Arup Nanda, Apress
It’s sometimes said that the true job of an Oracle database administrator can be summed up in one, essential skill: to be able to recover your database. There’s much wisdom in that statement. Of all the things you are responsible for as a database administrator, nothing is more important than the data itself. Like it or not, the fearsome responsibility of protecting your organizations most critical data falls squarely upon your shoulders: Lose that data and your company could fail.
-
Beginning Oracle Database 11g Administration: From Novice to Professional
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Iggy Fernandez, Apress
This book, written by veteran Oracle database administrator Iggy Fernandez, a regular on the Oracle conference circuit and the editor of NoCOUG Journal, is a manageable introduction to key Oracle database administration topics including planning, installation, monitoring, troubleshooting, maintenance, and backups, to name just a few.
-
Expert Oracle Database 11g Administration
Published 12 years ago includes sample chapter
by Sam R. Alapati, Apress
Sam Alapati’s Expert Oracle Database 11g Administration is a comprehensive handbook for Oracle database administrators (DBAs) using the latest release of the Oracle Database (Oracle Database 11g). All key aspects of database administration are covered, including backup and recovery, day–to–day administration and monitoring, performance tuning, and more. This is the one book to have on your desk as a continual reference. Refer to it frequently.
-
Beginning PL/SQL: From Novice to Professional
Published 13 years ago includes sample chapter
by Donald Bales, Apress
Get started with PL/SQL, the built-in language that every Oracle developer and database administrator must know, in Beginning PL/SQL, a fast-paced and example-filled tutorial. Learn from author Don Bales extensive experience to discover the most commonly used aspects of PL/SQL without wasting time with obscure and obsolete features.