Expert Oracle 9i Database Administration

From the Publisher:This is the only real Oracle 9i Database Administration book in the market! This 1,000-page book enables a beginner or intermediate level Oracle DBA or Oracle Developer/Manager to master the art of building and managing complex Oracle 9i databases. Expert Oracle 9i Database Administration is thorough in covering all aspects of the 9i database and also includes a UNIX primer as well as an introduction to SQL and PL/SQL. Sam R. Alapati covers the entire spectrum of the new Oracle 9i RDBMS software and clearly explains how to use all of its powerful features.Currently there is no one book that includes the necessary UNIX administration, Windows NT management, and SQL backgrounds and the necessary database administration principles in one book. Sam R. Alapati's book fills that gap well, by providing all the necessary material in one comprehensive volume. Expert Oracle 9i Database Administration is designed as the most complete Oracle 9i database text available today. It takes several courses as well as mastery of several Oracle manuals to become a proficient DBA. A major focus of this book is on the most important features of the Oracle 9i database. Readers will be able to become expert Oracle DBA's by using this book. Sam R. Alapati is an experienced Oracle Database Administration, who holds the Oracle OCP DBA certification and the Hewlett Packard UNIX System Administrator certification. He currently manages Oracle databases at the Boy Scouts of America's National Headquarters in Los Colinas, Texas. Alapati has been dealing with databases for a long time, including the Ingres RDBMS in the mid 1980s. He is also well versed in the Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, and the IBM DB2 database management systems. Written by an experienced, practicing Certified Oracle DBA The book is actually based on the Oracle 9i version and is not just a revamp of an older book to superficially address the new features of the Oracle 9i database Covers the principles in-depth and also contains a how to section at the end of chapters to help explain how to perform DBA tasks using actual real life commands