- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 2 edition (19 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0596001797
- ISBN-13: 978-0596001797
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 18 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,387,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In attempting to provide technical descriptions for the full breadth of Oracle's product set, Oracle Essentials does not lack for ambition. Herein are descriptions of Oracle's system files and processes and their interactions, plus the whole range of database features (from data-types and data-storage mechanisms, through security and performance features and including coverage of Oracle's support for parallel processing, OLTP systems, data warehousing and distributed systems). Installation and database maintenance, as well as the more common database development tasks, are also covered.
All of the above is well written but in necessarily concise terms, meaning Oracle Essentials is likely to be of insufficient depth to the day-to-day Oracle user. However Oracle Essentials is an excellent introduction to, and overview of, Oracle technology, especially for those looking to fill the void between the Oracle sales brochures and the many doorstopper reference manuals. --Michael O'Connor
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'excellent overview'. Computer Bulletin, November 2001 (****)
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27 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a book to provide the reader with a profound overview of what Oracle is about, it is more than useful, also the comparison between the 3 major versions of oracle (8,8i,9i) was intuitive. The book is useful to beginners as well as a reference to experienced users who may need to read up on some theory.
Format:Paperback
Normally any book from O'Reilly is great for focusing practical information to get you up and running. Not so with Oracle Essentialls. This book provides an overview of Oracle theory, with very little detail for actual usage.
Example: Tools for Creating Databases. The book mentions you can use the java GUI or the "character-mode scripts". Unfortunately, no advice is given on where to locate the GUI or the character-mode scripts. Further, no examples of running the scripts exist at all - not even the name!
In all, I found this a disappointing offering. If you're looking for a broad overview of Oracle this might be a useful book. If you actually need to bring an Oracle system up and running, this won't be much help.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Essential...if you're familiar with Oracle already
12 July 2001
Format:Paperback
Having read the first chapter and a half in this book, I find this book harder to read than other books. It assumes that you are somehow familiar with the mechanics of how Oracle systems work. I guess if you are already familiar with Oracle, this book would be a good companion book; but if you're like me...trying to learn Oracle, you will need to read this book over VERY carefully since the author is not really clear in what he has to say. Therefore I recommend this book for seasoned professionals, but not beginners trying to learn Oracle.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Clear, concise, and very informative!!
8 Jan 2002
Format:Paperback
I picked this book up to re-aquaint myself with Oracle. As a developer, I typically only dive into SQL-PLUS and data modeling. This book explains everything a developer needs to know about the vast, and I mean VAST feature set of Oracle. Plus this book brought me up to speed on 9i... Such as features in 9i such as Real Application Clusters, a new XML datatype, and the CREATE TABLE... AS SELECT.
This book is perfect for an application developer, an IT manager, or a beginning DBA new to Oracle. This book is worth twice its price!! Kudos to Greenwald, Stern, and Stackowiak.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Nice book to keep for reference
20 Feb 2003
Format:Paperback
This book gives you not only detailed explaination on very facet of Oracle in a plain, easy to understand language but also displays a clear map of how each components related and how they work together. That is, in my opinion, very important to understand Oracle.
The book gives a high-level overview of almost everything. Totally worth the money.
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