Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.7585 EAN: 9780072230789 ISBN: 0072230789 Label: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: March 17, 2004 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Sales Rank: 76465 Studio: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Product DescriptionProvides beginning DBAs and developers with a solid foundation in the database administration and programming basics needed to embark on an Oracle career. The focus is on Oracle Database 10g, but you’ll get the fundamentals applicable to all Oracle database releases.
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Rating: - Not a good book. Not a solution for any problem
I know beginners need a book wich talks about only a few topics, the most important. And it must be clear and not too deep way. But it doesn't mean you can take a time with each topic. This book passes over every chapter at the speed of light, leaving many issues unexplained.
To all of this, it must be added the fact that the book costs as much as other really wonderfull and longer books.
It's been frustrating that feeling I had while reading, as I have wasted my money and I'll have to ... Read More
Rating: - Fails at its mission
The problem with this book is stated on page 4 " In order to work.... you will need to have the Oracle Database 10g software installed and the first database successfully created". Therein lies the problem. If you have the software installed and a database started you are way passed the beginning.
This is an intermediate and overview book of Oracle, it is not a beginner's book. When you install the software you will have at least 19 .exe files that will start certain portions of Oracle. ... Read More
Rating: - Really poor...
Just like other reviewers have written, it is really a poor guide... from the fisrt pages you know that the book is missing it's target...
Rating: - 3 Day Read and Review
Setting expectations: My last Oracle training was for my OCP certification on Oracle 8i but needed to be up to speed on 10g in less then 3 days.
Read 4 of the 9 chapters and here is what I found.
Chap 1: Database Fundamentals, Chap 2: SQL, Chap 3: Database Administration, Chap 5 Back and Recovery, then onto Chap 9. Large Database Features.
Summary: Basic structure of 10g is the same as 8i (Control files and background processes). What's new is that Oracle has added Grid ... Read More
- Not a good book. Not a solution for any problem
- 3 Day Read and Review
