Tim Gorman

Beginning Oracle SQL is your introduction to the interactive query tools and specific dialect of SQL used with Oracle Database. These tools include SQL*Plus and SQL Developer. SQL*Plus is the one tool any Oracle developer or database administrator can always count on, and it is widely used in creating scripts to automate routine tasks. SQL Developer is a powerful, graphical environment for developing and debugging queries. Oracle's is possibly the most valuable dialect of SQL from a career standpoint. Oracle's database engine is widely used in corporate environments worldwide. It is also found in many government applications. Oracle SQL implements many features not found in competing products. No developer or DBA working with Oracle can afford to be without knowledge of these features and how they work, because of the performance and expressiveness they bring to the table. Written in an easygoing and example-based style, Beginning Oracle SQL is the book that will get you started down the path to successfully writing SQL statements and getting results from Oracle Database. Takes an example-based approach, with clear and authoritative explanations Introduces both SQL and the query tools used to execute SQL statements Shows how to create tables, populate them with data, and then query that data to generate business results

This book is an anthology of effective database management techniques representing the collective wisdom of the OakTable Network. With an emphasis upon performance—but also branching into security, national language, and other issues—the book helps you deliver the most value for your company’s investment in Oracle Database technologies. You’ll learn to effectively plan for and monitor performance, to troubleshoot systematically when things go wrong, and to manage your database rather than letting it manage you.

Beginning Oracle SQL is your introduction to the interactive query tools and specific dialect of SQL used with Oracle Database. The book is a revision of the classic Mastering Oracle SQL and SQL*Plus by Lex de Haan, and has been updated to cover developments in Oracle's version of the SQL query language. Written in an easygoing and example-based style, Beginning Oracle SQL is the book that will get you started down the path to successfully writing SQL statements and getting results from Oracle database. Takes an example-based approach, with clear and authoritative explanations Introduces both SQL and the query tools used to execute SQL statements Shows how to create tables, populate them with data, and then query that data to generate business results

Oracle is the enterprise database of choice for the majority of businesses (holding 42% of the Unix/Linux and Windows market in 2002). The intent of this book is to present a 'big picture' of Oracle and Oracle development, covering: • How Oracle (and Oracle development), has evolved over the years (from being used to achieve local tactical objectives to a corporate resource used for mission-critical strategic applications) • Landmark projects with which the authors have been involved and lessons learned • Key techniques and processes that emerged along the way, in response to the challenges thrown up by various projects, and their relevance today. Ur innehållet: Section I: Introduction: A Brief History of Oracle - Dave Ensor; Oracle and the OakTable - Mogens Nørgaard.- Section II: Performance and Testing: You Probably Don't Tune Right - Mogens Nørgaard and Anjo Kolk; Waste Not, Want Not - Connor McDonald; Why I Invented YAPP - Anjo Kolk; Extended Trace Data - Cary Millsap; Direct Memory Access - Kyle Hailey; Compulsive Tuning Disorder - Gaja Vaidyanatha; Testing and Risk Management - David Ruthven.- Section III: Architecture and Scalability: Hardcore Parallel Server - James Morle; The RAC Revolution - James Morle; Join The BAARF Party (or Not) - Mogens Nørgaard and James Morle.- Section IV: Dont´t Try this at Home...: Dreadful Design - Jonathon Lewis; Bad CaRMa - Tim Gorman; Blackbox Mayhem - Tom Kyte.