DBA's Guide to Databases Under Linux [Illustrated] (Paperback)

~ David Egan (Author), Paul Zikopoulos (Author), Chris Rogers (Author)
Key Phrases: administration server, log space, standard engine, Red Hat, Universal Database Version, Control Center (more...)

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Product Description

In an effort to increase its marketshare and threat to Windows NT, Oracle8 was ported to Linux in late 1998, opening the popular database to an additional 10 million Linux users worldwide. The availability of Oracle8 enables current Linux users to deploy enterprise-class applications at low cost and provides an alternative to Microsoft Windows NT. This book covers that marriage of the most popular database and the fastest growing operating system.



* Complete coverage. Covers both Oracle8i and Oracle8i Lite, as well as Oracle Applications, Oracle Applications Server, and Oracle Developer
* Organizations and Oracle database administrators will be looking for information on Linux as is gets adopted - this book fits the bill
* Covers two growth markets and fills a need for information not covered elsewhere

From the Publisher

This book is intended primarily for database administrators and Linux users who want to improve their skills and understanding of various databases. We hope you will come away with a better understanding of database design and implementation in general. This book will give you a better understanding of the Linux operating system when it is used as a database server.

For the purposes of this book, we have presented a shopping cart scenario to illustrate some of the uses and potential of databases. Web servers are a key element in utilizing databases on the Web, and we have provided a short overview of many of the most popular ones today. Overall, we hope you find this book a useful reference that will assist your efforts in bringing up a database on Linux for whatever purpose.---Amy Pedersen, Publisher, Syngress Media, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 485 pages
• Publisher: Syngress; 1 edition (May 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1928994040
• ISBN-13: 978-1928994046
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,286,817 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Information!, May 18, 2000

By A Customer

This book is very well done- clear and concise. I'm very interested in databases on Linux, especially with Sybase. This book does a really strong job clarifying Sybase, and explaining such things as Testing, Design, Configuration, etc. I do recommend this book to anyone working or planning to work with databses on Linux.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too general - where's the beef?, July 20, 2000

By	joe briggs (manchester, nh United States) - See all my reviews

Way too general. I was looking for more detailed and specific installation & tuning help for Postgresql database on Linux. The book provided a quick overview and the high points, but certainly not enough to get the product installed & optimized. It's coverage of GUI tools provided only an overview, with not enough info to even persue it.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Keeper, September 14, 2000

By	Jessica Pearson (Worcester, MA) - See all my reviews

My copy is now really well dogeared because of how much I'm referring to it. I've recommended this book to many of my colleagues as it's a great reference.