Oracle DBA Mentor

New Oracle database administrators can get off the ground running. This book helps you develop the ability to think on your feet and move focus in an instant from arcane syntax details to broad, corporate issues. Along the way, you will see how to create your first database and implement best practices to ensure a well-running database system. What makes Oracle DBA Mentor different is that it also teaches you how to obtain answers that are not found in this or other books. Focus is given to creating a test bed and running test cases to examine hypotheses and prove out solutions so you can be sure they work in production. Attention is given to navigating product documentation and networking in forums and social media to build your skills and a network to draw on when solving problems under pressure. There are chapters of step-by-step technical content as well as coverage of essential skills to succeed as a DBA no matter which database engine you administer. By the time you are done reading this book, you will have confidence to face many of the situations thrown in your direction. You will know where to go for the answers you don’t yet know that you need. You’ll be able to work and troubleshoot under pressure. You’ll know how to create a database, institute backup and recovery procedures, secure the database and its valuable corporate data, and acquire more knowledge as needed so you can run a database to meet the needs of your organization. What You'll Learn: Install Oracle Database with best practices Implement backup and recovery procedures Understand the fundamentals of databases and data security Find answers to technical problems using Oracle documentation, Oracle Support, and other resources Patch and upgrade an Oracle database New Oracle database administrators can get off the ground running. This book helps you develop the ability to think on your feet and move focus in an instant from arcane syntax details to broad, corporate issues. Along the way, you will see how to create your first database and implement best practices to ensure a well-running database system. What makes Oracle DBA Mentor different is that it also teaches you how to obtain answers that are not found in this or other books. Focus is given to creating a test bed and running test cases to examine hypotheses and prove out solutions so you can be sure they work in production. Attention is given to navigating product documentation and networking in forums and social media to build your skills and a network to draw on when solving problems under pressure. There are chapters of step-by-step technical content as well as coverage of essential skills to succeed as a DBA no matter which database engine you administer. By the time you are done reading this book, you will have confidence to face many of the situations thrown in your direction. You will know where to go for the answers you don’t yet know that you need. You’ll be able to work and troubleshoot under pressure. You’ll know how to create a database, institute backup and recovery procedures, secure the database and its valuable corporate data, and acquire more knowledge as needed so you can run a database to meet the needs of your organization. What You'll Learn Install Oracle Database with best practices Implement backup and recovery procedures Understand the fundamentals of databases and data security Find answers to technical problems using Oracle documentation, Oracle Support, and other resources Patch and upgrade an Oracle database Who This Book Is For The novice database administrator who wants help getting off the ground with their DBA career, and in building the skills to let that career flourish in the long term. Mid-level DBAs will also find the book helpful as they try to grow their career to the next level. While the book is geared toward the Oracle platform, database administrators from other platforms can benefit from the soft skills covered in this book.

Ontdek de wereld van databasebeheer met het boek Oracle DBA Mentor - Succeeding as an Oracle Database Administrator van Brian Peasland. Dit boek is speciaal ontworpen voor nieuwe Oracle databasebeheerders die snel aan de slag willen. Met praktische tips en technieken leer je niet alleen de basisprincipes van databasebeheer, maar ook hoe je effectief kunt reageren op complexe situaties. Dit boek biedt je de tools om je eerste database te creëren en best practices te implementeren voor een soepel draaiend systeem. De belangrijkste kenmerken van Oracle DBA Mentor zijn de stap-voor-stap instructies en de focus op het ontwikkelen van probleemoplossende vaardigheden. Je leert hoe je een testomgeving opzet en testcases uitvoert om hypotheses te verifiëren. Daarnaast krijg je inzicht in het navigeren door productdocumentatie en het opbouwen van een netwerk via forums en sociale media. Dit boek behandelt ook essentiële vaardigheden zoals het implementeren van back-up- en herstelprocedures, het