Oracle SQL Revealed: Executing Business Logic in the Database Engine - Softcover

Reprintsev, Alex

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1484233719 ISBN 13: 9781484233719

Publisher: Apress, 2018

Synopsis

All database engines provide features not implemented by competing products. Oracle Database as the world's market-leading database engine possibly provides the most such features, and this book gives developers what they must know in order to take full advantage of their organizations investment in Oracle Database technology. This book covers important features in Oracle SQL that are commonly overlooked, that provide real value and competitive advantage for those willing to learn and apply them. 

About this title

About the Author

​Alex Reprintsev has more than 10 years of experience in database development using various databases, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, DB2, and modern SQL engines for Big Data such as Hive and Impala. He has successfully delivered applications for various customers covering different workload types such as OLTP, OLAP, and mixed workloads. During his journey, Alex has faced a number of challenges related to implementing business logic and tuning SQL for performance. He believes details really do matter, and that it is important to know and exploit the full feature set of whatever database engine you choose to build your business around. 

From the Back Cover

Write queries using little-known, but powerful, SQL features implemented in Oracle's database engine. You will be able to take advantage of Oracle’s power in implementing business logic, thereby maximizing return from your company’s investment in Oracle Database products.

Important features and aspects of SQL covered in this book include the model clause, row pattern matching, analytic and aggregate functions, and recursive subquery factoring, just to name a few. The focus is on implementing business logic in pure SQL, with a comparison of different approaches that can be used to write SELECT statements to return results that drive good decision making and competitive action in the marketplace.   

This book covers features that are often not well known, and sometimes not implemented in competing products. Chapters on query transformation and logical execution order provide a grasp of the big picture in which the individual SQL features described in the other chapters are executed. Also included are a discussion on when to use the procedural capabilities from PL/SQL, and a series of examples showing different mixes of SQL features being applied in common types of queries that you are likely to encounter. 

What You Will Learn:

• Gain competitive advantage from Oracle SQL
  
• Know when to step up to PL/SQL versus staying in SQL
  
• Become familiar with query transformations and join mechanics
• Apply the model clause and analytic functions to business intelligence queries
• Make use of features that are specific to Oracle Database, such as row pattern matching
  
• Understand the pros and cons of different SQL approaches to solving common query tasks
• Traverse hierarchies using CONNECT BY and recursive subquery factoring

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1484233719
• ISBN 13: 9781484233719
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 399