No comments about Alvey: Britain's Strategic Computing Initiative.

No comments about Computer Strategies, 1990-99.

No comments about Oracle8I Backup and Recovery 24Seven.

2 comments about Mastering Oracle 7 & Client/Server Computing.

1. Material is a dated by the pace of Oracle releases. I have not reviewed the new edition (June 1996).



2. I finished reading on this book in September 1996. As a developer, system analyst and team leader among various Oracle projects since 1990, this is the best Oracle book I ever read. It is very easy to understand but deep enough to give you a clear concept about how Oracle 7 fits for Client/Server applications. I bought another Oracle book written by the same author, Oracle 8 Architecture, in December 1997. I have been waiting for the third edition, something like 'Mastering Oracle 8 & Client/Server Computing (and/or Data Warehousing) in the near future', written by the same author. Please !

No comments about The Computer Weekly Annual Guide to Resources, 1990.

No comments about Oracle 7 Administration in a Box.

No comments about Deploying Oracle9I Rac on Eserver Cluster 1600 With Gpfs.

5 comments about Oracle8 DBA: Performance Tuning Exam Cram (Exam: 1Z0-014).

1. The performance tuning exam is the toughest one in the 8 track, primarily because the score required to pass is higher.

   This book covers almost everything you'll see on the exam. I would not have been able to pass without it. Well worth the money!




2. If you have had some experience in actually doing performance tuning, but are fuzzy about a lot of situations, then this book will clear those confusions. But if you are a novice in Oracle, and has never really done actual DBA work, you will have to look elsewhere for more comprehensible reading material. At times, the book digresses a bit from the real "syllabus", but that is in fact helpful if you wish to become a knowledgeable DBA, NOT just a certified DBA.



3. I don't think there is any important topic that this book doesn't cover. Very good reference of the most important Oracle performance-related dynamic views (can be very useful not only for the test, but equally for DBA job-related tuning tasks afterwards) and a good collection of sample questions. I think the book can also be used for the Oracle8i Performance Tuning test (at least until the 8i Tuning Exam Cram comes out).



4. I failed my first Oracle8 performance tuning exam almost a month ago. I found the questions cover many things that I had no idea of. Then I bought this book from a local book store and started reading it. Although it contains some errors and some of the paragraphs need to be read more than once to get the meanings, the tips and notes that the book provides are very useful. Someone like me who has no experience in any database software can pass this test with help from this book only (53/61). I'm now officially an Oracle 8 DBA! Thanks!



5. You can find all chapters taken from revealnet (now: quest) oracle knowleadge expert program, which evaluation version you can download for free. Explenations in the book are not clear. Do not try to use this book for preparation for Oracle8i exam - it will be waste of money. Many parameters are made obsolete in Oracle 8i, which this book describe. Moreover - there are mistakes (eg: how you call tkprof?). My advice: search for something else.

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