Expert Oracle Practices：Oracle Database Administration from the Oak Table

ThisbookisananthologyofeffectivedatabasemanagementtechniquesrepresentingthecollectivewisdomoftheOakTableNetwork.Withanemphasisuponperformance--butalsobranchingintosecurity,nationallanguage,andotherissues--thebookhelpsyoudeliverthemostvalueforyourcompany'sinvestmentinOracleDatabasetechnologies.You'lllearntoeffectivelyplanforandmonitorperformance,totroubleshootsystematicallywhenthingsgowrong,andtomanageyourdatabaseratherthanlettingitmanageyou.Whatyou'lllearn*Adoptarationalapproachtodatabasemanagement;eliminateguesswork*Addvaluetoyourorganizationasadatabaseprofessional*Manageandoptimizeperformance*Exploitdifferentplatformtechnologies*Secureyourorganization'sdata*GaindeepunderstandingofdatabaseinternalsandstructuresWhothisbookisforThisbookisaimedatOracledatabaseadministratorswhowanttofurthertheircareersbyimplementingsoundandprovendatabaseadministrationpractices--andespeciallyrepeatableandpredictablepractices--intheirdailywork.TableofContents*BattleAgainstAnyGuess*APartlyCloudyFuture*DevelopingaPerformanceMethodology*TheDBAasDesigner*RunningOracleonWindows*ManagingSQLPerformance*PL/SQLandtheCBO*UnderstandingPerformanceOptimizationMethods*ChoosingaPerformanceOptimizationMethod*ManagingtheVeryLargeDatabase*Statistics*TroubleshootingLatchContention*MeasuringforRobustPerformance*UserSecurity*SecuringData