Knowledge of "insider" tips on administering Oracle databases can mean the difference between a secure, smoothly running database and a corporate disaster. This book provides high-end administrative solutions for the day-to-day DBA by leveraging relatively unexplored Oracle features with methods that have proven merit in practical situations.

If you are a typical Oracle professional, you don't have the luxury of time to keep up with new technology and read all the new manuals to understand each new feature of the latest release from Oracle. You need a comprehensive source of information and in-depth tips and techniques for using the new technology. You need Oracle Internals: Tips, Trick

Achieve 24x7 database uptime and expand your Oracle knowledge using the hundreds of tips and techniques provided in this unique reference.

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Maintain a high-performance Oracle9i environment using the proven tuning methods presented in this authoritative resource. This book offers hundreds of essential tips guaranteed to enhance system performance. Real-world examples illustrate insider best practices and in-depth details throughout the book highlight the new tuning options available in Oracle9i.

Perl is a very powerful tool for Oracle database administrators, but too few DBAs realize how helpful Perl can be in managing, monitoring, and tuning Oracle databases. Whether you're responsible for Oracle9i, Oracle8i, or earlier databases, you'll find Perl an invaluable addition to your database administration arsenal.You don't need to be a Perl expert to use the excellent applications and scripts described in Perl for Oracle DBAs. The book explains what you need to know about Perl, provides a wealth of ready-to-use scripts developed especially for Oracle DBAs, and suggests many resources for further exploration. The book covers: The Perl language -- an introduction to Perl, its rich history and culture, and its extensive text processing and data transformation capabilities. The Perl/Oracle architecture -- Detailed information about Perl DBI, DBD::Oracle, the Oracle Call Interface (OCI), Oracle::OCI, extproc_perl, and mod_perl, the modules that allow Perl programs to communicate with Oracle databases. Perl applications for Oracle DBAs -- Profiles of the best Perl open source applications available for use and customization by Oracle DBAs: Perl/Tk, OraExplain, StatsView, Orac, DDL::Oracle, SchemaDiff, Senora, DBD::Chart, SchemaView-Plus, Oracletool, Karma, Embperl, and Mason. The Perl Database Administration (PDBA) Toolkit -- a comprehensive suite of specialized, ready-to-use scripts designed to help Oracle DBAs perform both routine and special-purpose administrative tasks: monitoring the Oracle alert log and databases, creating and managing Oracle user accounts, maintaining indexes and extents, extracting DDL and data, troubleshooting and tuning database problems, and much more. The book also explains how Oracle DBAs and developers can extend the toolkit and solve their own database administration problems using Perl.

Proven Database Optimization Solutions―Fully Updated for Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Systematically identify and eliminate database performance problems with help from Oracle Certified Master Richard Niemiec. Filled with real-world case studies and best practices, Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Performance Tuning Tips and Techniques details the latest monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization methods. Find out how to identify and fix bottlenecks on premises and in the cloud, configure storage devices, execute effective queries, and develop bug-free SQL and PL/SQL code. Testing, reporting, and security enhancements are also covered in this Oracle Press guide. • Properly index and partition Oracle Database 12c Release 2 • Work effectively with Oracle Cloud, Oracle Exadata, and Oracle Enterprise Manager • Efficiently manage disk drives, ASM, RAID arrays, and memory • Tune queries with Oracle SQL hints and the Trace utility • Troubleshoot databases using V$ views and X$ tables • Create your first cloud database service and prepare for hybrid cloud • Generate reports using Oracle’s Statspack and Automatic Workload Repository tools • Use sar, vmstat, and iostat to monitor operating system statistics

This text explains hot issues for resolving the most difficult performance and recovery issues for Oracle 11g databases. It will allow the experienced Oracle professional to become an expert on how the Oracle database engine really works and provide the Oracle beginner with the solid core knowledge of the theory and practice behind the Oracle database. Most experienced Oracle DBAs are familiar with the standard utilities found within the Oracle database server environment such as RMAN, export and import and Grid Control. However, when it comes down to how the actual database engine works under the hood, the internal workings of Oracle are poorly documented or hidden from plain view of the working DBA. Are you a senior level Oracle professional who wants to learn the secret workings of the Oracle 11g database engine to be able to solve tricky database issues? This timely and expert guide will cover many of the little known and undocumented features within the newest release of Oracle database for Oracle 11g. It will be a perfect capstone to mastering the keys to the kingdom of the Oracle 11g engine. Move from the average Oracle DBA to become an expert level DBA with the help of this exciting new guide from an Oracle guru! Topics will include a detailed discussion of the latest Oracle 11g database internals which previously have been undocumented and internal to only the Oracle server development team. In addition, tools and utilities that have been previously neglected such as how to use internal tools for database issues such as oradebug and tkprof will be explored for tuning difficult issues with the Oracle 11g database. This book distills the very complex nature of Oracle 11g database internals using undocumented tools and features that have not been covered so that database professionals can gain mastery over solving the most difficult and challenging issues for Oracle 11g.

The ultimate reference guide to successful implementation of star schemas within Oracle data warehouses, this edition also covers Oracle 8i and Oracle 9i with real-world examples, sample code and benchmarks to illustrate key concepts.