Oracle8 Advanced Tuning & Administration - Softcover

Loney, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0078825342 ISBN 13: 9780078825347

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1998

Synopsis

The only advanced Oracle8 skills book on the market. Picks up teaching Oracle skills where Oracle8 DBA Handbook and Tuning Oracle leave off. Gives Oracle8 DBAs the advanced tools necessary to manage and tune their databases regardless of the rate of growth in the environment-a very important scalability skill. Revised to cover all new aspects of Oracle8, including: Partitioned tables, abstract datatypes, index-only tables, objects, and more. CD-ROM includes code from the book, plus a new version of SQLab-a valuable application tool that help readers practice advanced optimization techniques.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Get peak performance from your Oracle Database.

When it comes to getting optimal performance from your Oracle database, turn to the only advanced Oracle guide to carry Oracle Corporation's official seal. Oracle8 Advanced Tuning & Administration gives you the high-level tools necessary to expertly manage and tune your database throughout its lifecycle. The author addresses the advanced techniques and strategies that enable administrators and application developers to successfully manage a database's performance no matter how quickly it grows.

Building on the basics to provide a migration path for DBAs and tuners, Oracle8 Advanced Tuning & Administration covers:

-techniques for planning, managing, and tuning a growing Oracle database
-expert advice on key database management issues such as size, performance, and emergencies
-a guided tour of the Oracle SQL optimizer and how to manipulate it for best results with an emphasis on the cost-based optimizer
-detailed SQL tuning tips to further improve application performance
-coverage of the new Oracle8 database architecture options, including partitions and object-oriented features

As a bonus, this book also includes 100 DBA practice questions to help you evaluate your personal training needs. Take your Oracle database to the next level of power and efficiency with Oracle8 Advanced Tuning & Administration.

Synopsis:

Designed for database administrators, this handbook provides the advanced tools necessary to manage and tune Oracle8 databases. It includes coverage of current Oracle8 applications, such as: partitioned tables, abstract datatypes, index-only tables, and objects.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0078825342
• ISBN 13: 9780078825347
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 800