Oracle 8 Administration and Management

In Oracle8 Administration and Management, Oracle pro Michael Ault arms you with all the tips, techniques, and software tools you need to keep your Oracle7 or 8 database running quickly, efficiently, and reliably. A completely updated and expanded version of its bestselling predecessor, this book covers all of Oracle8's new features, explains how the new release will impact on day-to-day database administration and management, and includes loads of new scripts and real- world examples.

You get everything you need to:

• Install Oracle8
• Administer your database using system features and third-party tools
• Administer database objects, including tables, indexes, clusters, sequences, views, triggers, procedures, and the new Oracle8 features
• Set up and administer users
• Use Oracle packages, procedures, methods, and utilities
• Monitor your system, troubleshoot problems, recovery and backup
• Fine-tune your database for optimum efficiency
• Manage distributed databases
• Use Oracle object extensions.

The CD-ROM gives you:

• All the scripts from the book
• Products like Savant's Q Diagnostic Center^TM, which allows you to monitor and analyze your database
• All code from the book in Visual Dictionary Lite, which you can use to transfer code to SQL*Plus.

MICHAEL AULT is a senior consultant for DMR/TreCom Consulting, where he specializes in developing and managing Oracle databases. His articles regularly appear in DBMS, Oracle, and Oracle Technical Journal, and he is also the systems operator for the CompuServe ORANSER and RevealNet's DBAPipeline forums.