Oracle8 Architecture

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0078822742 ISBN 13: 9780078822742

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 1997

This volume targets current and new users of Oracle8 Server that plan to work with the upcoming release of this database server. Specially, the book explains the software concepts that database server administrators and application developers need to understand to work with Oracle8. The book design has two primary goals. First, the book is a basic/intermediate-level presentation of the primary concepts and software architecture of Oracle8. After reading the book, any type of Oracle8 user should have a solid, big-picture understanding of how Oracle8 fits into the world of serious data management applications. Second, the book is a practical planning guide that should help a current Oracle Server user prepare to migrate Oracle7 databases and corresponding database applications to the next generation server.

From the Back Cover:

Understand, Plan, and Migrate to Oracle's Revolutionary Database with this Exclusive Insider's Guide

It's here! A reliable source of information on Oracle's revolutionary new database system, Oracle8. Nowhere else will you find an accurate account of Oracle8 as richly detailed and revealing as the one you'll read in Oracle8 Architecture.

Working directly with Oracle's Oracle8 development team, Steve Bobrowski has unwrapped the secrets of this next-generation server -- any its highly advanced object-relational architecture. In this officially endorsed book, he shares his unique perspective of Oracle8's architecture and provides guidance you won't find anywhere else. What's more, every page has been technically reviewed and approved by top Oracle experts to ensure the highest quality of information.

Discover revealing insider information on Oracle8 as you:

• Understand how Oracle8 fits into the world of serious data management applications
• Explore the software architecture of Oracle8
• Come to understand both the concepts and the technical details you'll need to know to successfully work with Oracle8
• Gain solid, intelligent advice -- not speculation -- from the author who was there during Oracle8's development

Only Oracle8 Architecture puts you on the inside track to understanding Oracle8.

About the Author:

Steve Bobrowski (Arroyo Grande, CA) is the CEO of Animated Learning Inc., a company that specializes in training Oracle professionals through its web-based information hub, OraWorld (www.oraworld.com), and multimedia courseware. Steve is an award-winning author who also writes and edits articles for several industry publications, including Oracle Magazine, DBMS, OReview, SELECT Magazine, and Database Programming & Design. Previously, Steve worked for Oracle Corp., where he assisted in the development of Oracle Server and Oracle's own documentation for Oracle7 and Oracle8. Steve is the author of Oracle8 Architecture.