Oracle essentials, 4th edition

is an enormous system, with myriad technologies, options, and releases. Most users-even experienced developers and database administrators-find it difficult to get a handle on the full scope of the database. And, as each new version is released, users find themselves under increasing pressure to learn about a whole range of new technologies. The latest challenge is Database 11g. This book distills an enormous amount of information about into a compact, easy-to-read volume filled with focused text, illustrations, and helpful hints. It contains chapters on: products, options, data structures, and overall architecture for Database 11g, as well as earlier releases (Oracle Database 10g, Oracle9i, and Oracle8i) Installing, running, managing, monitoring, networking, and tuning Oracle, including Enterprise Manager (EM) and Oracle's self-tuning and management capabilities; and using security, auditing, and compliance (a new chapter in this edition) Multiuser concurrency, data warehouses, distributed databases, online transaction processing (OLTP), high availability, and hardware architectures (e.g., SMP, clusters, NUMA, and grid computing) Features beyond the database: Application Express, Fusion Middleware (including Application Server), and database SOA support as a Web services provider The latest Database 11g features: query result set caching, Automatic Memory Management, the Real Application Testing, Advanced Compression, Total Recall, and Active Data Guard Option Options, changes to the OLAP Option (transparently accessed and managed as materialized views), the Flashback transaction command, transparent data encryption, the Support Workbench (and diagnosability infrastructure), and partitioning enhancements (including interval and new composite types) For new users, DBAs, developers, and managers, Essentials provides an invaluable, all-in-one introduction to the full range of features and technologies, including the just-released Database 11g features. But even if you already have a library full of documentation, you'll find that this compact book is the one you turn to, again and again, as your one-stop, truly essential reference. Oracle Essentials gives a clear explanation of the key database concepts and architecture underlying the database. It's a great reference for anyone doing development or management of databases. --Andrew Mendelsohn, Senior Vice President, Database Server Technologies, Corporation