Understanding the Oracle Server

A clear, conceptual overview of Oracle Server, the leading enterprise-wide database management system. In this book, an Oracle Corporation expert walks the reader through Oracle Server architecture, explains how it handles data concurrency, data integrity and other information management issues, and shows how a database administrator can use it to maximum advantage. Common tasks, such as implementing security and recovering a database after failure, are covered clearly and concisely. Finally, the author makes recommendations for using Oracle Server in a corporate environment. . Oracle databases are used by nearly every company in the Fortune 500. This is an ideal introduction to Oracle's flagship product for anyone who uses or is considering it, including OEMs, VARs, in-house applications developers, database administrators, MIS decisionmakers, and students.