Rating:  - Indispensable
It didn't seem possible that Mr. Loney could surpass the excellence of his previous books, but I have found "10g: The Complete Reference" to be the most comprehensive and well-written Oracle book on the market today. Most of 10g's new features are complex and can be misapplied if not understood thoroughly. Mr. Loney provides DBAs and developers with clean, concise writing and relevant examples that allow developers and DBAs to exploit the new features of Oracle 10g quickly and appropriately. The beginning sections on Oracle fundamentals should be required reading for all Oracle professionals. His wealth of experience is evident throughout the book. Indispensable for anyone serious about developing or managing Oracle databases.
Rating: - from the author
For those who have seen the prior editions of this book:
The new version is 47 chapters plus the Alphabetical Reference. New chapters include:
Installing Oracle 10g
Upgrading to Oracle 10g (from 9i)
Using the regular expression functions (REGEXP_LIKE, REGEXP_SUBSTR, REGEXP_INSTR, REGEXP_REPLACE)
Using Virtual Private Databases
Using DataPump Export and DataPump Import
Using Flashback Version Queries
Flashback Table (via the Recyclebin)
Flashback Database
Writing dynamic PL/SQL
Case Studies in performance tuning
10g AS
RAC
Grid Management
Additionally, the older chapters have been revised to include coverage of features such as ASM, the Quick Tune options, dynamic memory management, new functions and commands, datatype changes, data dictionary changes, and much much more.
-Kevin Loney.
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