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Expert Oracle Database Architecture: 9i and 10g Programming Techniques and Solutions

Publisher: Apress
Authors: Thomas Kyte

ISBN: 1590595300
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Summary: Expert Oracle Database Architecture Book review
This is the first book I have read from Tom Kyte. I use his web site often and appreciate all the work he does to maintain the "AskTom" site.

The book is excellent. Tom's approach to helping you understand the concepts are displayed well with code examples. You will read a passage and then see an example to really enforce the principle. The examples support the concepts and using both together helped me out a great deal.

The chapters on architecure and indexes I found to be really helpful. The architecure chapter goes in much needed detail as so many books just glance over the different Oracle processes. What the processes are used for and how they interact with each other is well documented. The index chapter helped me understand how indexes operate at a block level and also what indexes are best for a given situation. At the end of the index chapter Tom has a section on Myth's and this section should be required reading for all DBAs and developers.

Something else I got from the book are methods for writing SQL and tuning it. The SQL that the author puts together looks so easy and natural for him to write. He is a master of SQL*Plus and that is a side benefit to reading the book. The techniques I picked up from reading Toms examples will help me just as much or more so than content of the book. This book is an excellent addition to my Oracle collection of books and I highly recommend reading it.

Summary: Bridges gap between DBA and Developer- Tom's Best yet
I have all of Tom's earlier books and while he does recap some things I like the new features he mentions in 10g. Hands down the best overall reference for becoming an Oracle DBA and developer- I like the sections on partioning, indexes, tables and development. I also like the included CD that has the older editions which is nice for bringing to work or on the road.

Summary: Good book
This is a good book on ORACLE. For those who already have the previous 8i edition this is one of the two parts with some 9i/10g coverage. It is a shame that the Indian edition doesn't carry the CD.

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Oracle 9i Programming: A Primer

Publisher: Addison Wesley
Authors: Rajshekhar Sunderraman

ISBN: 0321194985
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Summary: A good companion for your oracle needs
I have used this text book in my graduate database course, both as an instructor and also as a student. This is one book which has lots of example queries, JDBC stuff, servlets, XML and other material. The end of chapter toy projects are also very interesting. I would recommend this book for any student who is beginning to learn oracle programming and also for other people to refresh concepts of oracle.

Summary: Excellent handbook
I used Sunderraman's 8i book during my undergrad for a database systems course. He describes exactly what is needed to interact with Oracle. I would recommend this item for anyone in a hurry to write code to interact with oracle databases.

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	Oracle 9I: SQL With an Introduction to Pl/SQL Publisher: Course Technology Authors: Lannes L., Ph.D. Morris-Murphy
ISBN: 0619212845 List Price: $67.95 Amazon Price: $67.95 Usually ships in 24 hours Buy this book from amazon.com or from amazon.co.uk	Avg Cusomer Rating: 5 Reviews: Summary: Wonderful! What are you thinking of SQL? Is it a difficult language? I thought the answer is "NO" until i bought this book. Or you may think whether it is a language? I also told you that it is really a language and is fourth generation language, which is English-like language and you use such languages just by telling it what you want to do, not necessary to specify any actions. That's OK!!! I think the author spent so much time to construct this book and revised it many many times. I saw there weren't many errata in this book and the construction is great. It is very easy to read and to learn just following the chapters one after another. It is also great for keeping it as a reference for your studies or on your jobs. It is comprehensive showing all the things in SQL statements and each function that any elements are included. It is clear to show all necessary or optional symbols for the use in retrieving data from database. I think if you have ever learnt SQL and you think to start learning SQL, you should buy this book for your first step starting to learn SQL. Summary: Finally! A textbook on Oracle SQL! I had almost given up hope that I would never learn SQL until I bought this book. It is the first non-study guide I have come across on Oracle SQL. It actually has exercises for you to do so you can see if you really understand what you are doing. Although the Bijou Thomas Study Guide is good, you really need a textbook. And this is it. I really understood joins for first time! Surprised more people don't know about this book. It is superb! Summary:

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Oracle High Performance Tuning for 9i and 10g

Publisher: Digital Press
Authors: Gavin JT Powell

ISBN: 1555583059
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Summary: Excellent book for new DBA's and good review book for the experienced
This is an excellent book for the new someone new to performance tuning. It gives very clear and simple explanation to the approach to PT. It is a good mix of technical scripts and verbose. The author is not too chatty neither he is boring. He brings out complex ideas in a simple way without too much of mathematical jargons. Definately recommended.

Summary: Vague and primitive
I have read this book and regrettably found it primitive and obscure. The author seems to have a bit of Java and development knowledge but not much of knowledge as a designer or DBA. His explanation of various items are rudimentary and shallow. When he talks about Cost based optimizer and the way it is used in Oracle, it is pretty clear to me that the author is very light in understanding the basic concepts. There are also a lot of technical errors in describing various constructs and utilities. I think this book will be useful for newcomers but hardly is a "High Performance Tuning book" as the book's title says. There are much better books around. Any of Tom Kyte's books will leave this book standing.

Summary: Worth the Investment
In his book "Oracle High Performance Tuning for 9i and 10g", Mr Powell has provided a methodical framework for addressing a complex challenge by covering all three logical aspects - data model, SQL and physical - of tuning in highly readable and practical format.

The difficulty in Oracle tuning stems from the fact that the process typically involves many skill sets - from data modeling to application development to database and network administration. In between, throw in the quintessential queueing theory, hardware advances, models in concrete, domain knowledge, etc. and it can really stretch both the depth and breadth of your team's or your capabilities and interests. Mr Powell was able to address most of these issues through invaluable pointers throughout the book and kept me interested to explore the pages.

I was thus fortunate to find this book during the middle of a database migration project. Using it as a guide, I managed to put the principles (not heavy-duty theories) and working samples (yes! they worked beautifully) into action amid tight timelines. If you put in the time and effort to go through the chapters and examples, you will easily understand why I, who has for sometime stop buying IT books, consider this book as having one of the highest ROI in my library so far.

Where I find useful, but not available, are the sample databases and perhaps the inclusion of graphical query paths in the samples to illustrate the design of SQL re-write.

Overall, the book has offered a balanced, practical treatment of the subject in a concise, intelligent format. But above all and to me most important, it has been a pleasure to read. Thanks for the sharing and keep up the writing, Mr Powell!

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Oracle 9i JDBC Programming

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill
Authors: Jason Price

ISBN: 0072222549
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Summary: An excellent work
Rarely one comes across a book so complete as this one. What I liked the most in the book was COMPLETENESS in its discussion. Must say that the author is very precise and consistent in his approach for all topics throughout the book. Just like Mr. Tom Kyte, (Does he need any introduction?), the author too does not hesitate in sharing his personal preferences on dos and don'ts and also shares his personal preferences on the books for advance readings. Advance Java Programmers might be little disappointed if they evaluate book from Java Programming perspective alone but the book is mainly related to JDBC programming for the Oracle Environment and he has covered much more than that for that matter.I must say that for quite sometime I was looking for a book of exactly this kind, and sure this has found a permanent place in my bookshelf now.A brilliant work by Jason Price, will look for more such books from him in future!

Summary: An enjoyable read
I've been programming with Java and Oracle for about 3 years now, and this book shines the light on things like best practices when using Java and Oracle together. This book is a must have if you are using Java and Oracle: kind of like the Thomas Kyte book "Expert-one-on-one" is now.

This book teaches you not only how to do things, but _why_ you want to do things a certain way. Because of that, this book is streets ahead of anything else available on Java and Oracle - even the other Oracle Press Java books.

This book even teaches you how to use JDeveloper to create Java programs.

If you're a newby or an expert, this book will be useful when using Java and Oracle together.

Summary: Nicely Done AND a Quick Read!
I wish more books were written like this. Price did a nice job of balancing depth with usability as well as explaining JDBC standard features with Oracle JDBC specific extensions (and their performance characteristics). It was a very quick read yet I didn't feel slighted in any way. I can see referencing this text frequently as I occasionally require to tap into more Oracle specific features from within Java (JDBC) applications.

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	Oracle 9i Java Programming: Solutions for Developers Using PL/SQL and Java Publisher: Peer Information Authors: Bjarki Holm John Carnell Tomas Stubbs Poornachandra Sarang Kevin Mukhar Sant Singh Jaeda Goodman Ben Marcotte Mauricio Naranjo Anand Raj
ISBN: 1861006020 List Price: $49.99 Amazon Price: This item is currently not available. Buy this book from amazon.com or from amazon.co.uk	Avg Cusomer Rating: 1 Reviews: Summary: Spagetti Wrox book Like most of the Wrox books, this one is like staring at a plate of spagetti! Way too many authors and poor editing of the material meant I had a hard time making any headway with this book. Summary: Poor As a couple of reviewers have already indicated, this book doesn't provide the level of detail required to really understand the various topics this book claims to cover. Summary: Excellent coverage of oracle java This book was a real life saver for me! Detailed deployment guidelines and intuitive examples, gave me my money's wortth. Two thumbs up! Summary:

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Oracle 9i: SQL Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 1Z0-007) (Que's Easy Series)

Publisher: Que
Authors: Gavin Powell

ISBN: 0789732483
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Summary: Far Better then Dawes and Thomas
Better overall then Dawes and Thomas.
This guy writes with experience.
Where Dawes and Thomas is mostly a reprint of Oracle Documentation.

Better in these areas:
- User setup
- Single row functions and Group functions.
Far more detail on topics.

The Book comes with electronic exam, that DOES NOT REQUIRE the CD always be inserted in your computer!!!

Negative: Software does not run on a Mac, you will need virtualization software, like virtual PC to run, but it works.

Summary: Deeply inferior to the study guide by Dawes and Thomas
I will do my best to suppress grief over wasted $32, and be brief. The book is inadequate as a means to prepare for the OCA exam. Having taken and passed 1Z0-007, I am confident that the outcome would have been different if I relied on Powell's incomprehensive and frequently incomprehensible offering. I see no reason to buy it when the excellent book by Dawes and Thomas is available.

Summary: Book, plus CD with tests, entire book in pdf!
As an experienced DBA, I found this book clear and concise. I especially like the accompanying CD with a PDF version of the entire book. I prefer to use an electronic search to find a page in a book, so this really is a bonus to me. The tests in the book and on the CD provide useful, informative explanations for all test questions -- one of the best ways I know to get prepared for the Oracle exams. I have taken the Intro to SQL exam for Oracle9i certification, and this book really does cover the contents of that exam thoroughly. It is an excellent study companion.

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Oracle 9i Fundamentals I Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 2)

Publisher: Que
Authors: April Wells

ISBN: 0789732653
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Summary: Everything you need - nothing you don't
I finished this book and passed the exam. It's a great book start to finish. And I find my self using it as a reference over all my other Oracle Press 9i books. Wells explains how to complete tasks to get the job done where the other books don't. I highly recommend this book for anyone preparing for the exam or to support their work as an Oracle DBA.

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