Expert Oracle Database Architecture: Oracle Database 9i, 10g, and 11g Programming Techniques and Solutions

This fully revised second edition covers the developments up to Oracle Database 11g. Each feature is taught in a proof-by-example manner, not only discussing what it is, but also how it works, how to implement software using it, and the common pitfalls associated with it.
Don’t treat Oracle Database as a black-box. Get this book. Get under the hood. Turbo-charge your career.

Fully revised to cover Oracle Database 11g
Proof-by-example approach: Let the evidence be your guide
Dives deeply into Oracle Databases’s most powerful features

What you’ll learn

Develop an evidence-based approach to problem solving
Manage transactions in highly concurrent environments
Speed access to data through table and index design
Manage files and memory structures for performance and reliability
Scale up through partitioning and parallel processing
Load and unload data to interface with external systems
Think for yourself; don’t take Tom’s word for it!

Who this book is for

This book is aimed at Oracle Database administrators, at PL/SQL and Java developers writing code to be deployed inside the database, and at developers of external applications who use Oracle Database as a data store. It is the go-to book for those wishing to create efficient and scalable applications.

Developing Successful Oracle Applications
Architecture Overview
Files
Memory Structures
Oracle Processes
Locking and Latching
Concurrency and Multi-versioning
Transactions
Redo and Undo
Database Tables
Indexes
Datatypes
Partitioning
Parallel Execution
Data Loading and Unloading
Data Encryption

Expert Oracle Database Architecture: Oracle Database 9i, 10g, and 11g Programming Techniques and Solutions