The complexity of the Oracle" database requires successful Oracle professionals to possess a broad level of understanding and skill. Ideal for all levels of involvement, this book is a valuable guide and reference for implementing and managing your next Oracle database.

Now you can take the guesswork out of managing Oracle' hardware and software. This comprehensive guide covers issues that Oracle DBAs must deal with on a dally basis, including high data availability, disaster recovery, and database management.

LEARN FROM EXPERTS WHO KNOW

Inside, you will find real world technical advice and industry insight taken from the authors' years of experience with Oracle system architecture. Whether you manage a team of Oracle professionals or administer an Oracle database, this book contains the background and development tools that you need to get the most out of your Oracle database.

MAXIMIZE YOUR OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY

Learn what industry experts and analysts are saying about today's e-commerce applications and the level of availability that is recommended to avoid significant revenue loss. Find out which steps you need to take to maximize your availability.

SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT YOUR ORACLE DATABASE

Follow along as the authors provide a set of guidelines that should be considered during an Oracle implementation. Whether you are installing your first database or migrating front an existing database, their comprehensive set of database design and development recommendations will take you front the initial developmental cycle well into production and maintenance.

FIND THE PLATFORM THAT 15 RIGHT FOR YOU

Learn how Windows" NT/2000 compares to Unix as an Oracle server platform. Follow along as the authors cover the architecture common to each system and then explain where that commonality ends, including dedicated database activity tasks, the thread/process model of Microsofte, and even how to develop Oracle for Linux, as a Unix substitute.

Steve Lemme

is a Vice President of Database Management Solutions for Computer Associates International, with more than 10 years of experience with mission-critical Oracle system design and e-business system and network architectures. He bas architected, deployed, and maintained business critical systems for several Fortune 50 compagnies.

John R. Colby

is a Senior Software Engineer/Oracle DBA for TYBRIN Corporation in Florida. He has written on topics such as software engineering, configuration management, and quality assurance, as well as many Oracle papers on issues concerning analysis, design, implementation, tuning, and performance.

Contents

Introduction
Part I IMPLEMENTING YOUR ORACLE DATABASE .
Chapter 1 Overview of Oracle Databases
Chapter 2 Administrating the Lifecycle of an Oracle Database
Chapter 3 The Oracle Database Administrator
Chapter 4 Understanding Oracle Licenses
Chapter 5 What's Oracle8i All About ?
Chapter 6 Preparing for Installation
Chapter 7 Installing Oracle-Step by Step !
Part II Maintaining your oracle database
Chapter 8 Understanding Problems, Risks, and Errors
Chapter 9 Choosing Manual or Automatic database Management
Chapter 10 Maintaining Your Oracle Database with 5-Nines
Chapter 11 Monitoring Your Oracle Database
Chapter 12 Analyzing, Tuning, and Reporting on Oracle
Chapter 13 Planning for Disaster Recovery
Chapter 14 Replicating Oracle Databases
Part III Supporting and Documenting your oracle database
Chapter 15 Oracle Support and Publications
Chapter 16 WWW Dot Oracle Dot Com
Chapter 17 More WWW Dot Oracle Dot Com
Chapter 18 What Does it Take to be an Application Service Provider ?
Part IV APPENDICES
Appendices
Appendix A DBA Templates and Checklists
Appendix B Usage, Performance, and Other Oracle Scripts
Glossary
Index

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