Oracle Database 10g DBA Handbook (Paperback)

by Kevin Loney (Author), Bob Bryla (Author)

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If you are a new or established DBA or developer then this book will give you an excellent grounding on how the Oracle 10g Database works and how to upgrade your current database to 10g. Oraclehome.co.uk 20050805

Product Description
Everything a DBA needs to know in one volume--this is the must-have reference for anyone working with the Oracle database, and it's been fully revised and updated for Oracle Database 10g. Co-author Kevin Loney is the all-time, best-selling Oracle Press author.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 736 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1st edition (March 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072231459
• ISBN-13: 978-0072231458
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #210,891 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book. Not for Beginners, September 15, 2005

By	Daniel (SF, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This book is definitely not for beginners. If you already have a working knowledge of how to operate an Oracle database, this book will provide a more solid foundation for your knowledge. I particularly found its chapters on RAC and High Availability helpful. The best part of this book is that it covers the most essential knowledge to becoming a highly competent Oracle DBA without trying to be a reference for every Oracle topic. I highly recommend this book.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is an excellent DBA Handbook, November 19, 2005

By	TLAW_DBA (Montreal, QC Canada) - See all my reviews

The book is excellent in the sense that it went straight to the essential and important topics. I am surprised that they did cover a lot of topic in a few pages. The book does help if you have some experience with oracle and especially with 10g. If you are new to oracle I am pretty sure you pick up the wrong book and you will be shaken by the concepts in the book. Overall I recommend this book if you are already familiar with 10g.

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bumpy Ride, September 6, 2005

By	Aaron Soule (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm learning database administration for the first time, so I've been sequentially working through this book. I've made it past 200 pages running all of the commands and scripts; however, I've had to do a lot of outside research in the product documentation and internet forums to get the stuff to work. I've marked up the margins of this book like crazy. Key pieces of the examples are omitted, and some information is just plain wrong (e.g. names of AWR SQL scripts). Being forced to do outside research can help you learn the material better I guess, but the time could probably be better spent if all you want is your certification. One of their commands to move EM from SYSAUX to another tablespace totally corrupted my database console service and forced me to install a new database instance. Buy this book if you're into pain and self-torment.