Oracle 24X7 Tips and Techniques

"Today's business environment necessitates web-enabled databases that can collect and process customer orders from around the globe -- on any day, at any time," said Scott Rogers, Associate Publisher for Osborne/McGraw-Hill. "For Oracle DBAs in charge of 24x7 operations, Oracle 24x7 Tips & Techniques is overflowing with time-tested information and strategies coming straight from an Oracle DBA who has worked in the trenches for the Qatar government, keeping systems online 24x7."

"Oracle DBAs are challenged not only by the 24x7 pressures but also by new versions of the Oracle database," said author Devraj. "To help them face the steep learning curve, this book provides tips and techniques based on real-world practical steps and proactive solutions."

Oracle 24x7 Tips & Techniques includes specific discussions on database installation, configuration, and management of security, performance and recoverability. The book provides diagnostic and database monitoring scripts that can be deployed immediately to help DBAs achieve high-availability databases, and shows how to:

• Identify uptime requirements.
  
• Understand your hardware, OS, and middleware options.
  
• Install, configure, and customize your environment.
  
• Understand your applications and the people who use them.
  
• Read the Alert Log.
  
• Prevent emergencies.
  
• Manage space and database growth.
  
• Learn strategies for online defragmentation.
  
• Identify database corruption.
  
• Ensure standby databases are in sync.
  
• Learn about cost-based optimizers and their demands on availability.
  
• Build your own 24x7 toolkit.
  

About the Author
Venkat Devraj is a certified Oracle Database Administrator. Currently an Oracle consultant for Raymond James Consulting, Devraj has a strong background in database administration with extensive experience in managing web and distributed databases and implementing data warehouses. He has written articles for Oracle [O/M1]Magazine, and has worked in various countries and diverse cultural environments.