Pro ODP.NET for Oracle Database 11g

Pro ODP.NET for Oracle Database 11g
Author: Edmund Zehoo
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2010-04-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1430228210

This book is a comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide for using the Oracle Data Provider (ODP) version 11g on the .NET Framework. It also outlines the core GoF (Gang of Four) design patterns and coding techniques employed to build and deploy high-impact mission-critical applications using advanced Oracle database features through the ODP.NET provider. The book details the features of the ODP.NET provider in two main sections: “Basic,” covering the basics and mechanisms for data access via ODP.NET; and “Advanced,’ covering advanced Oracle features such as globalization, savepoints, distributed transactions and how to call them via ODP.NET, advanced queueing (AQ), and promotable transactions. It takes you from the ground up through different implementation scenarios via a rich collection of C# code samples. It outlines database security and performance optimization tricks and techniques on ODP.NET that conform to best practices and adaptable design. Different GoF design patterns are highlighted for different types of ODP.NET usage scenarios with consideration of performance and security. It provides a comprehensive guide to the synergistic integration of Oracle and Microsoft technologies such as the Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio (11.1.0.7.10). It also details how programmers can make use of ODT to streamline the creation of robust ODP.NET applications from within the Visual Studio environment.

Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook

Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook
Author: Bob Bryla
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill
Total Pages: 670
Release: 2007-12-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780071496636

The Essential Resource for Oracle DBAs--Fully Updated and Expanded Manage a flexible, highly available Oracle database with help from the expert information contained in this exclusive Oracle Press guide. Fully revised to cover every new feature and utility, Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook shows how to perform a new installation, upgrade from previous versions, configure hardware and software for maximum efficiency, and employ bulletproof security. You will learn to automate the backup and recovery process, provide transparent failover capability, audit and tune performance, and distribute your enterprise databases with Oracle Net. Plan and deploy permanent, temporary, and bigfile tablespaces Optimize disk allocation, CPU usage, I/O throughput, and SQL queries Develop powerful database management applications Guard against human errors using Oracle Flashback and Oracle Automatic Undo Management Diagnose and tune system performance using Oracle Automatic Workload Repository and SQL Tuning Sets Implement robust security using authentication, authorization, fine-grained auditing, and fine-grained access control Maintain high availability using Oracle Real Application Clusters and Oracle Active Data Guard Respond more efficiently to failure scenarios by leveraging the Oracle Automatic Diagnostic Repository and the Oracle Repair Advisor Back up and restore tables, tablespaces, and databases with Oracle Recovery Manager and Oracle Data Pump Export and Import Work with networked databases, data warehouses, and VLDBs Put the latest Oracle Database 11g tools to work--Oracle Total Recall, Oracle Flashback Data Archive, and more

ODP.NET Developers Guide

ODP.NET Developers Guide
Author: Jagadish Pulakhandam
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2007-06-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1847191975

A practical guide for developers working with the Oracle Data Provider for .NET and the Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2005

Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Recipes

Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Recipes
Author: Sam Alapati
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2011-10-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1430236639

Performance problems are rarely "problems" per se. They are more often "crises" during which you’re pressured for results by a manager standing outside your cubicle while your phone rings with queries from the help desk. You won’t have the time for a leisurely perusal of the manuals, nor to lean back and read a book on theory. What you need in that situation is a book of solutions, and solutions are precisely what Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Recipes delivers. Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Recipes is a ready reference for database administrators in need of immediate help with performance issues relating to Oracle Database. The book takes an example-based approach, wherein each chapter covers a specific problem domain. Within each chapter are "recipes," showing by example how to perform common tasks in that chapter’s domain. Solutions in the recipes are backed by clear explanations of background and theory from the author team. Whatever the task, if it’s performance-related, you’ll probably find a recipe and a solution in this book. Provides proven solutions to real-life Oracle performance problems Offers relevant background and theory to support each solution Written by a team of experienced database administrators successful in their careers

Oracle Embedded Programming and Application Development

Oracle Embedded Programming and Application Development
Author: Lakshman Bulusu
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2010-08-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 143981645X

Focusing on tried and true best practice techniques in cross-technology based Oracle embedded programming, this book provides authoritative guidance for improving your code compilation and execution. Geared towards IT professionals developing Oracle-based Web-enabled applications in PL/SQL, Java, C, C++, .NET, Perl, and PHP, it covers application d

OCP Oracle Database 11g New Features for Administrators Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-050)

OCP Oracle Database 11g New Features for Administrators Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-050)
Author: Sam R. Alapati
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2008-05-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0071643729

A Fully Integrated Study System for OCP Exam 1Z0-050 Prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Database 11g New Features for Administrators exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. In each chapter, you'll find challenging exercises, practice questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you've learned. This authoritative guide will help you pass the test, and serve as your essential on-the-job reference. Get complete coverage of all OCP objectives for exam 1Z0-050, including: Installation and upgrades Partitioning and storage Intelligent infrastructure Diagnostics and fault management Performance Oracle Recovery Manager and Oracle Flashback Security Oracle SQL Performance Analyzer SQL plan management Automatic SQL tuning On the CD-ROM: One full practice exam that simulates the actual OCP exam Detailed answers and explanations Score report performance assessment tool Complete electronic book Bonus exam available free with online registration

Pro Oracle Database 11g RAC on Linux

Pro Oracle Database 11g RAC on Linux
Author: Julian Dyke
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 840
Release: 2010-09-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781430229582

Pro Oracle Database 11g RAC on Linux provides full-life-cycle guidance on implementing Oracle Real Application Clusters in a Linux environment. Real Application Clusters, commonly abbreviated as RAC, is Oracle’s industry-leading architecture for scalable and fault-tolerant databases. RAC allows you to scale up and down by simply adding and subtracting inexpensive Linux servers. Redundancy provided by those multiple, inexpensive servers is the basis for the failover and other fault-tolerance features that RAC provides. Written by authors well-known for their talent with RAC, Pro Oracle Database 11g RAC on Linux gives you a rock-solid and technically flawless foundation on which to build your RAC-management skills. Authors Julian Dyke and Steve Shaw share their hard-won experience in building RAC clusters, showing you how to build for success using the very latest Oracle technologies, such as Automatic Storage Management (ASM) and Oracle Clusterware. You’ll learn to troubleshoot performance and other problems. You’ll even learn how to correctly deploy RAC in a virtual-machine environment based upon Oracle VM, which is the only virtualization solution supported by Oracle Corporation. RAC is a complex and powerful technology. It demands expertise in its deployment. You can’t just “wing it” in creating a RAC solution. Julian and Steve have earned the right to term themselves expert—in Pro Oracle Database 11g RAC on Linux, they offer a rigorous and technically-correct treatment of RAC that helps you build a solid foundation of expertise and achieve success. Rigorous and technically accurate content Complete coverage of RAC, from planning to implementation to rollout to ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting Up-to-date with the very latest RAC features

Oracle 11g New Features

Oracle 11g New Features
Author: Brian Carr
Publisher: Rampant TechPress
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2008
Genre: Database management
ISBN: 0979795109

Tackling some of the more than 500 updates to Oracle 11g that are intended to automate the inherent complexity of the Oracle engine, this guidebook explores all of the new features from the perspective of a working Oracle professional. This valuable resource examines only the important Oracle 11g enhancements and includes expert discussion about each new feature, why the new feature is important, and how to use the new 11g functionality. Written by working Oracle experts for both current DBAs and Oracle developers and programmers, this flagship book on Oracle 11g explores language and PL/SQL, DBA features, RAC and enhancements, performance features, new security features, and Enterprise Manager.