What You Need to Know About Oracle Database Architecture and Features.
Beginner - Intermediate Level Users
This concise guide explains the importance of Oracle8, the object relational database, and Oracle8i, the Internet database. It covers system products; architecture and data structures; installation; management; security; backup and recovery; tuning issues; and specific Oracle technologies such as data warehouses; online transaction processing (OLTP); and the system's interfaces to the web.
The book also provides a concise and easy-to-read introduction to a host of new technologies, yet is has the technical depth that serious Oracle users will appreciate. Written for DBAs, developers and designers, this book serves as a companion to O'Reilly's other, more detailed Oracle books.