Using Oracle 8 [Paperback]

David Austin (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Series: Using | Publication Date: July 1998

Using Oracle8 will be the ultimate DBA reference book for the everyday Oracle database administrator. This book will help DBAs administer, troubleshoot, tune, backup, and upgrade their systems--only the essential tasks that every DBA faces. Unlike other DBA handbooks, Using Oracle8 will not provide history, strategies, theories, and other nonessential information to dilute the text. Readers will be able to turn to a particular topic and find the essential information they are seeking. Using Oracle8 will pack more useful information into 700 pages than the competition covers in 100 or 200 more pages due to the concise writing style and the power-packed SideNotes and cross-references.This will be the only Oracle book providing extensive use of second color in cross-referencing and indexing.

• Easy to access reference information for the average Oracle database administrator
• Packed with more information than the competition, at a lower price point
• A practical DBA Handbook for the average Oracle DBA--written by experienced Oracle instructors and employees

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Complete Oracle reference to aid Oracle database administrators in designing, building, and executing an Oracle database. This book provides up-to-date information on how to build and manage an Oracle database as well as how to Web enable your system which is considered cutting edge technology and strongly endorsed by Oracle Corporation. It also provides many hands-on real-world examples of how to design and implement your Oracle system as well as how to integrate other Oracle tools such as developer 2000 and the Web Application Server. -Provides up-to-date information on how to build and manage an Oracle database as well as how to Web enable your system

- Features coverage of all major components of the Oracle database, including in-depth coverage of the system architecture, security, backup and recovery, system tuning and auditing

- Includes many hands-on real-world examples of how to design and implement your Oracle system as well as how to integrate other Oracle tools such as developer 2000 and the Web Application Server --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Special Edition Using Oracle8 is the most comprehensive reference tool on Oracle8. Written by expert Oracle administrators and instructors, this authoritative guide provides the Oracle database administrators, designers, and architects the technical, practical, and executable database solutions needed every day!

This book provides a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the Oracle8 database, with many references and real-world, task-oriented examples. Intuitive and complete, this reference tool contains all the information to effectively administer your Oracle database. This book is more than a one-time read - it is _the_ Oracle reference you'll use every day. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 805 pages
• Publisher: Que Pub; 1st edition (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789716534
• ISBN-13: 978-0789716538
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,690,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, inexpensive, organized, unlike other Oracle books, October 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Using Oracle 8 (Paperback)

I am primarily a Solaris system admin who wants to learn more about the inside of Oracle and what it takes to keep it up and running. The O'Reilly titles were a major disappointment since most of their stuff usually rocks, but let's hope for better 2nd editions on those along with some good tutorial material. The Oracle Press titles are totally disorganized and a major embarassment! David Austin has put together a great book with Using Oracle 8, and if you have to suffer through NT (and thank God I don't), he has plenty of material on Oracle Enterprise Mgr (all of chapter 4). Then he moves on to the nitty gritty, with a Unix-oriented or at least generic "pure Oracle" approach. I have spent two weeks browsing and reading various Oracle books and good choices are hard to find. I strongly recommend Alomari's "Oracle8 and Unix Performance Tuning" as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!, August 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Using Oracle 8 (Paperback)

First let me qualify by saying I have worked with Oracle for over 4 years and that I read this book as a refresher to learn the new features of Oracle 8. I mostly stick with the O'Reilly series, but I have to say this is a very good reference book. Who ever gave this book one star is full of crap. If you knew all of the concepts and procedures for running Oracle that are contained in this book, then you are on your way to becoming an Oracle DBA. Notice I said "on your way", which means that you would not yet be qualified to be an Oracle DBA after reading this book, but you would have an excellent foundation of the material that an expert DBA needs and uses everyday. There may have been a few mistakes here or there, but for $30 it's the best deal you'll ever find.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for beginners, July 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Using Oracle 8 (Paperback)

Most of the books I've read on Oracle assume you already know what you are doing, and have taken classes. This book is fairly easy to read, and covers material in great detail. I should warn you--some of the examples are incomplete, and occasionally incorrect. But considering its price, I'd consider it a good starting point for a beginner.

One of the reviews expressed dissapointment at its lack of PL/SQL coverage. This is not a programming book. For PL/SQL, I suggest O Reilly's Oracle PL/SQL Programming.