OCP Oracle Database 11g: New Features for Administrators Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-050) (Osborne Oracle Press)

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A Fully Integrated Study System for OCP Exam 1Z0-050

Prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Database 11g New Features for Administrators exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. In each chapter, you'll find challenging exercises, practice questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you've learned. This authoritative guide will help you pass the test, and serve as your essential on-the-job reference. Get complete coverage of all OCP objectives for exam 1Z0-050, including:

• Installation and upgrades
• Partitioning and storage
• Intelligent infrastructure
• Diagnostics and fault management
• Performance
• Oracle Recovery Manager and Oracle Flashback
• Security
• Oracle SQL Performance Analyzer
• SQL plan management
• Automatic SQL tuning

On the CD-ROM:

• One full practice exam that simulates the actual OCP exam
• Detailed answers and explanations
• Score report performance assessment tool
• Complete electronic book
• Bonus exam available free with online registration

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Sams Teach Yourself Visual C# 2008 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit

Learn how to...

• Use the powerful design environment of Visual Studio 2008
• Design a feature-rich interface using components such as tree views and tabs
• Create robust applications using modern error handling
• Draw fast graphics using GDI+
• Build a database application using ADO.NET
• Distribute a Visual C# 2008 application

James Foxall is vice president of Tigerpaw Software, Inc. (www.tigerpawsoftware.com), a Bellevue, Nebraska, Microsoft Certified Partner specializing in commercial database applications. He manages the development, support, training, and education of Tigerpaw CRM+, an award-winning application that automates contact management, marketing, service and repair, proposal generation, inventory control, and purchasing. Tigerpaw has more than 20,000 licensed users in 27 countries. Foxall’s experience in creating certified Office-compatible software has made him an authority on application interface and behavior standards. In addition to being a well-known author, James is an international speaker on Microsoft technologies, has taught at the college level, and contributes to several journals.

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LINQ for Visual C# 2008

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Every C# programmer needs to learn about LINQ (Language–lIntegrated Query), Microsoft’s breakthrough technology for simplifying and unifying data access from any data source. With LINQ you can write more elegant and flexible code not just to access databases and files but to manipulate data structures and XML.

This book is a short yet comprehensive guide to the major features of LINQ and the significant enhancements introduced with .NET 3.5. There is no better source for getting a head–start on the future of these technologies than this book.

• A clear and comprehensive yet concise introduction to using LINQ in C#
• Covers LINQ to Objects, LINQ to SQL, LINQ to DataSet, and LINQ to XML
• Rich in working examples of LINQ in action
• Ideal for C# programmers at any level

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Wiley Publishing - The Data Warehouse ETL Toolkit

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* Cowritten by Ralph Kimball, the world's leading data warehousing authority, whose previous books have sold more than 150,000 copies
* Delivers real-world solutions for the most time- and labor-intensive portion of data warehousing-data staging, or the extract, transform, load (ETL) process
* Delineates best practices for extracting data from scattered sources, removing redundant and inaccurate data, transforming the remaining data into correctly formatted data structures, and then loading the end product into the data warehouse
* Offers proven time-saving ETL techniques, comprehensive guidance on building dimensional structures, and crucial advice on ensuring data quality

From the Back Cover
The single most authoritative guide on the most difficult phase of building a data warehouse

The extract, transform, and load (ETL) phase of the data warehouse development life cycle is far and away the most difficult, time-consuming, and labor-intensive phase of building a data warehouse. Done right, companies can maximize their use of data storage; if not, they can end up wasting millions of dollars storing obsolete and rarely used data. Bestselling author Ralph Kimball, along with Joe Caserta, shows you how a properly designed ETL system extracts the data from the source systems, enforces data quality and consistency standards, conforms the data so that separate sources can be used together, and finally delivers the data in a presentation-ready format.

Serving as a road map for planning, designing, building, and running the back-room of a data warehouse, this book provides complete coverage of proven, timesaving ETL techniques. Beginning with a quick overview of ETL fundamentals, it then looks at ETL data structures, both relational and dimensional. The authors show how to build useful dimensional structures, providing practical examples of techniques.

Along the way you’ll learn how to:

* Plan and design your ETL system
* Choose the appropriate architecture from the many possible options
* Build the development/test/production suite of ETL processes
* Build a comprehensive data cleaning subsystem
* Tune the overall ETL process for optimum performance

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Wiley Publishing - Mastering Data Warehouse Design

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* A cutting-edge response to Ralph Kimball's challenge to the data warehouse community that answers some tough questions about the effectiveness of the relational approach to data warehousing
* Written by one of the best-known exponents of the Bill Inmon approach to data warehousing
* Addresses head-on the tough issues raised by Kimball and explains how to choose the best modeling technique for solving common data warehouse design problems
* Weighs the pros and cons of relational vs. dimensional modeling techniques
* Focuses on tough modeling problems, including creating and maintaining keys and modeling calendars, hierarchies, transactions, and data quality


From the Back Cover
At last, a balanced approach to data warehousing that leverages the techniques pioneered by Ralph Kimball and Bill Inmon

Since its groundbreaking inception, the approach to understanding data warehousing has been split into two mindsets: Ralph Kimball, who pioneered the use of dimensional modeling techniques for building the data warehouse, and Bill Inmon, who introduced the Corporate Information Factory and leads those who believe in using relational modeling techniques for the data warehouse. Mastering Data Warehouse Design successfully merges Inmon’s data ware- house design philosophies with Kimball’s data mart design philosophies to provide you with a compelling and complete overview of exactly what is involved in designing and building a sustainable and extensible data warehouse.

Most data warehouse managers, designers, and developers are familiar with the open letter written by Ralph Kimball in 2001 to the data warehouse community in which he challenged those in the Inmon camp to answer some tough questions about the effectiveness of the relational approach. Cowritten by one of the best-known experts of the Inmon approach, Claudia Imhoff, this team of authors addresses head-on the challenging questions raised by Kimball in his letter and offers a how-to guide on the appropriate use of both relational and dimensional modeling in a comprehensive business intelligence environment. In addition, you’ll learn the authors’ take on issues such as:

* Which approach has been found most successful in data warehouse environments at companies spanning virtually all major industrial sectors
* The pros and cons of relational vs. dimensional modeling techniques so developers can decide on the best approach for their projects
* Why the architecture should include a data warehouse built on relational data modeling concepts
* The construction and utilization of keys, the historical nature of the data warehouse, hierarchies, and transactional data
* Technical issues needed to ensure that the data warehouse design meets appropriate performance expectations
* Relational modeling techniques for ensuring optimum data warehouse performance and handling changes to data over time

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Building the Data Warehouse

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* The new edition of the classic bestseller that launched the data warehousing industry covers new approaches and technologies, many of which have been pioneered by Inmon himself
* In addition to explaining the fundamentals of data warehouse systems, the book covers new topics such as methods for handling unstructured data in a data warehouse and storing data across multiple storage media
* Discusses the pros and cons of relational versus multidimensional design and how to measure return on investment in planning data warehouse projects
* Covers advanced topics, including data monitoring and testing
* Although the book includes an extra 100 pages worth of valuable content, the price has actually been reduced from $65 to $55


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Data Warehouses and OLAP

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Data warehouses and online analytical processing (OLAP) are emerging key technologies for enterprise decision support systems. They provide sophisticated technologies from data integration, data collection and retrieval, query optimization, and data analysis to advanced user interfaces. New research and technological achievements in the area of data warehousing are implemented in commercial database management systems, and organizations are developing data warehouse systems into their information system infrastructures. Data Warehouses and OLAP: Concepts, Architectures and Solutions covers a wide range of technical, technological, and research issues. It provides theoretical frameworks, presents challenges and their possible solutions, and examines the latest empirical research findings in the area. It is a resource of possible solutions and technologies that can be applied when designing, implementing, and deploying a data warehouse, and assists in the dissemination of knowledge in this field.

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The Datawarehouse Lifecycle Toolkit

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* Presenting the much-anticipated Second Edition, which boasts nearly 40 percent new and revised coverage, reflecting the latest best practices
* This unparalleled tutorial approach covers everything from planning the data warehouse project to implementing the design and managing the data warehouse environment
* The Kimball Group has streamlined the lifecycle methodology to be more efficient and user-friendly based on their thousands of hours of experience in both consulting and training
* They have also revised various lifecycle topics, including dimensional modeling, data warehouse architecture, ETL, and Business Intelligence
* New sections at the end of every process and techniques chapter feature coverage of managing the effort and reducing risk, assuring quality, estimating considerations, Web site resources, and more

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John Wiley Data Warehousing Fundamentals

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Geared to IT professionals eager to get into the all-important field of data warehousing, this book explores all topics needed by those who design and implement data warehouses. Readers will learn about planning requirements, architecture, infrastructure, data preparation, information delivery, implementation, and maintenance. They'll also find a wealth of industry examples garnered from the author's 25 years of experience in designing and implementing databases and data warehouse applications for major corporations.
Market: IT Professionals, Consultants.

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John Wiley Sons -The Data Warehouse Toolki(2002)

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Single most authoritative guide from the inventor of the technique.

* Presents unique modeling techniques for e-commerce, and shows strategies for optimizing performance.
* Companion Web site provides updates on dimensional modeling techniques, links related to sites, and source code where appropriate.

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John Wiley and Sons - IBM Data Warehousing with IBM Business Intelligence Tool

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* Reviews planning and designing architecture and implementing the data warehouse.
* Includes discussions on how and why to apply IBM tools.
* Offers tips, tricks, and workarounds to ensure maximum performance.
* Companion Web site includes technical notes, product updates, corrections, and links to relevant material and training.

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Building a Data Warehouse - With Examples in SQL Server

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Building a Data Warehouse: With Examples in SQL Server describes how to build a data warehouse completely from scratch and shows practical examples on how to do it. Author Vincent Rainardi also describes some practical issues he has experienced that developers are likely to encounter in their first data warehousing project, along with solutions and advice. The RDBMS used in the examples is SQL Server; the version will not be an issue as long as the user has SQL Server 2005 or later.


The book is organized as follows. In the beginning of this book (Chapters 1 through 6), you learn how to build a data warehouse, for example, defining the architecture, understanding the methodology, gathering the requirements, designing the data models, and creating the databases. Then in Chapters 7 through 10, you learn how to populate the data warehouse, for example, extracting from source systems, loading the data stores, maintaining data quality, and utilizing the metadata. After you populate the data warehouse, in Chapters 11 through 15, you explore how to present data to users using reports and multidimensional databases and how to use the data in the data warehouse for business intelligence, customer relationship management, and other purposes. Chapters 16 and 17 wrap up the book: After you have built your data warehouse, before it can be released to production, you need to test it thoroughly. After your application is in production, you need to understand how to administer data warehouse operation.
What you’ll learn

* A detailed understanding of what it takes to build a data warehouse
* The implementation code in SQL Server to build the data warehouse
* Dimensional modeling, data extraction methods, data warehouse loading, populating dimension and fact tables, data quality, data warehouse architecture, and database design
* Practical data warehousing applications such as business intelligence reports, analytics applications, and customer relationship management

Who is this book for?

There are three audiences for the book. The first are the people who implement the data warehouse. This could be considered a field guide for them. The second is database users/admins who want to get a good understanding of what it would take to build a data warehouse. Finally, the third audience is managers who must make decisions about aspects of the data warehousing task before them and use the book to learn about these issues.

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Mastering SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Infrastructure Design

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* Reporting Services is a powerful tool for SQL Server 2005 database administrators, developers, and other IT professionals, enabling them to make sense of the immense amount of data generated by enterprises of all sizes
* Shows readers how to create, manage, and distribute information as well as how to design, produce, and distribute reports that meet the needs of the stakeholder
* Contains practical insights and real-world solutions not found in other books
* Bridges the gap between those who manage data and those who need it

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SQL Queries for Mere Mortals(R): A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL (2nd Edition) (For Mere Mortals)

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Unless you are working at a very advanced level, this is the only SQL book you will ever need. The authors have taken the mystery out of complex queries and explained principles and techniques with such clarity that a "Mere Mortal" will indeed be empowered to perform the superhuman. Do not walk past this book!

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Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook

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The Essential Resource for Oracle DBAs--Fully Updated and Expanded. Manage a flexible, highly available Oracle database with help from the expert information contained in this exclusive Oracle Press guide. Fully revised to cover every new feature and utility, Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook shows how to perform a new installation, upgrade from previous versions, configure hardware and software for maximum efficiency, and employ bulletproof security. You will learn to automate the backup and recovery process, provide transparent failover capability, audit and tune performance, and distribute your enterprise databases with Oracle Net. Plan and deploy permanent, temporary, and bigfile tablespaces. Optimize disk allocation, CPU usage, I/O throughput, and SQL queries. Develop powerful database management applications. Guard against human errors using Oracle Flashback and Oracle Automatic Undo Management. Diagnose and tune system performance using Oracle Automatic Workload Repository and SQL Tuning Sets. Implement robust security using authentication, authorization, fine-grained auditing, and fine-grained access control. Maintain high availability using Oracle Real Application Clusters and Oracle Active Data Guard. Respond more efficiently to failure scenarios by leveraging the Oracle Automatic Diagnostic Repository and the Oracle Repair Advisor. Back up and restore tables, tablespaces, and databases with Oracle Recovery Manager and Oracle Data Pump Export and Import. Work with networked databases, data warehouses, and VLDBs. Put the latest Oracle Database 11g tools to work--Oracle Total Recall, Oracle Flashback Data Archive, and more.

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Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices

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In this book, Steven Feuerstein, widely recognized as one of the world's experts on the Oracle PL/SQL language, distills his many years of programming, writing, and teaching about PL/SQL into a set of PL/SQL language "best practices"--rules for writing code that is readable, maintainable, and efficient. Too often, developers focus on simply writing programs that run without errors--and ignore the impact of poorly written code upon both system performance and their ability (and their colleagues' ability) to maintain that code over time. Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices is a concise, easy-to-use reference to Feuerstein's recommendations for excellent PL/SQL coding. It answers the kinds of questions PL/SQL developers most frequently ask about their code:

* How should I format my code?
* What naming conventions, if any, should I use?
* How can I write my packages so they can be more easily maintained?
* What is the most efficient way to query information from the database?
* How can I get all the developers on my team to handle errors the same way?

The book contains 120 best practices, divided by topic area. It's full of advice on the program development process, coding style, writing SQL in PL/SQL, data structures, control structures, exception handling, program and package construction, and built-in packages. It also contains a handy, pull-out quick reference card. As a helpful supplement to the text, code examples demonstrating each of the best practices are available on the O'Reilly web site. Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices is intended as a companion to O'Reilly's larger Oracle PL/SQL books. It's a compact, readable reference that you'll turn to again and again--a book that no serious developer can afford to be without.

Book Info
Handbook for users of Oracle 8i and SQL, with practical answers to common tough issues dealt with by developers. Summarizes approximately 120 best practices in all and features a pull-out reference card listing all of the best practices featured in the text. Each best practice includes an example that features it in context. Softcover.

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Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals

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Relational databases hold data, right? They indeed do, but to think of a database as nothing more than a container for data is to miss out on the profound power that underlies relational technology. A far more powerful way of thinking lies in relational technologys foundation in the mathematical disciplines of logic and set theory.



Databases contain truths or propositions describing some area of interest such as a business. Those truths are organized into sets. Operations from logic and set theory can be applied to existing sets of truths to derive new sets of truths. Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals introduces you to this way of thinking, to the logic and set theory that underlies relational database technology. All this may sound abstract now, but there are profound benefits from the deeper understanding youll gain from this book. Youll learn to

* Become a better database designer. Youll make fewer mistakes, and your designs will be more flexible in response to changing data needs.
* Use the expressive power of mathematics to precisely specify designs and business rules.
* Communicate effectively about design using the universal language of mathematics.
* Develop and write complex SQL statements with confidence.
* Avoid pitfalls and problems from common relational bugaboos such as null values and duplicate rows.

The math that you learn in this book will put you above the level of understanding of most database professionals today. Youll better understand the technology and be able to apply it more effectively. Youll avoid data anomalies like redundancy and inconsistency. Understanding whats in this book will take your mastery of relational technology to heights you may not have thought possible.

This book is reviewed and endorsed by C. J. Date and features a foreword by the same.

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Apress Beginning PL SQL From Novice to Professional

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Get started with PL/SQL, the built-in language that every Oracle developer and database administrator must know, in Beginning PL/SQL, a fast-paced and example-filled tutorial. Learn from author Don Bales extensive experience to discover the most commonly used aspects of PL/SQL without wasting time with obscure and obsolete features.



Author Don Bales takes his 20+ years of experience and a wealth of statistics he's gathered on PL/SQL usage over those years and applies the 80/20 rule &emdash; cover whats most needed and used by PL/SQL professionals and avoid whats not necessary! The result is a book that covers all the key features of PL/SQL without wasting your time discussing esoteric and obsolete parts of the language. Learn what really matters, so that you can get to work feeling confident with what you know about PL/SQL.

* Discover the 20% of PL/SQL that gives you 80% of the bangkey topics covered include variables and datatypes, executing statements, working with cursors, real-world objects, debugging, testing, and more.
* Learn how to write production-level, object-oriented PL/SQLyoull explore relational PL/SQL, but unlike most other books on the subject, Don Bales emphasizes the use of PL/SQLs object-oriented features as well.
* Work through real examples of using of PL/SQLyoull learn PL/SQL by applying it to real-world business problems, not by heavy theory.

What youll learn

* How important SQL is in PL/SQL
* How to use PL/SQL in both a relational and object-relational setting
* How to create maintainable, modular, and reusable PL/SQL program units
* The importance of testing as you go, and of building a permanent test plan for each module
* The importance of building debugging capabilities into your code and building a permanent debug facility for each module
* The importance of documenting as you go, and in the process building a permanent documentation set for your reusable modules
* How to apply modular PL/SQL to solve real-world problems

Who is this book for?

Anyone who wants to learn how to create stored procedures against an Oracle database using PL/SQL. Programmers developing applications to be deployed against an Oracle database will need PL/SQL to take full advantage of the power Oracle has to offer. Database administrators who wish to implement functionality exposed only via PL/SQL package interfaces will also find this book useful.

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McGraw Hill Oracle Database 11g SQL

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Write powerful SQL statements and PL/SQL programs

Learn to access Oracle databases through SQL statements and construct PL/SQL programs with guidance from Oracle expert, Jason Price. Published by Oracle Press, Oracle Database 11g SQL explains how to retrieve and modify database information, use SQL Plus and SQL Developer, work with database objects, write PL/SQL programs, and much more. Inside, you'll find in-depth coverage of the very latest SQL features and tools, performance optimization techniques, advanced queries, Java support, and XML. This book contains everything you need to master SQL.

* Explore SQL Plus and SQL Developer
* Use SQL SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements
* Write PL/SQL programs
* Create tables, sequences, indexes, views, and triggers
* Write advanced queries containing complex analytical functions
* Create database objects and collections to handle abstract data
* Use large objects to handle multimedia files containing music and movies
* Write Java programs to access an Oracle Database using JDBC
* Tune your SQL statements to make them execute faster
* Explore the XML capabilities of the Oracle Database
* Master the very latest Oracle Database 11g features, such as PIVOT and UNPIVOT, flashback archives, and much more

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Sams SQL Server 2005 Management and Administration

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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management and Administration, based on Service Pack 2, addresses the challenges database administrators regularly encounter on SQL Server 2005 by providing detailed guidance in the areas of management, administration, security, and monitoring. With coverage of the new features and functionality of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2, this book is designed to be comprehensive, resulting in something for all database administrators—from simple tips to tactical solutions. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management and Administration goes far beyond the basic installation and setup information found in many other resources. The book looks at day-to-day administration, best practices, tips, and step-by-step configurations based on real-world examples found in the industry. Unlike others, this book includes not only administration and management details on the Database Engine, but also coverage of other SQL Server 2005 components often overlooked, including Analysis Services, Reporting Services, and more.


Understand how to…
*Configure and tune the Database Engine, Reporting Services, Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Notification Services
*Harden a SQL Server implementation
*Implement SQL Server highavailability alternatives, such as Failover Clustering, Log Shipping, Database Mirroring, and Replication
*Monitor a SQL Server 2005 infrastructure with Operations Manager 2007, including how to configure the SQL Server Management Pack and install Operations Manager 2007
*Automate SQL Server routine maintenance
*Encrypt SQL Server data and communications, including setting up a Certificate Authority
*Performance tune and troubleshoot a SQL Server environment
*Create Integration Services packages and transfer data
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RMAN Receipes for Oracle Database 11g

It’s sometimes said that the true job of an Oracle database administrator can be summed up in one, essential skill: to be able to recover your database.

There’s much wisdom in that statement. Of all the things you are responsible for as a database administrator, nothing is more important than the data itself. Like it or not, the fearsome responsibility of protecting your organizations most critical data falls squarely upon your shoulders:

* Lose that data and your company could fail.
* Lose that data and you could be out of a job.

Scared? You should be. But theres help. You are not alone. Oracle experts Darl Kuhn, Sam Alapati, and Arup Nanda have come together in this book to show you the power of Recovery Manager, or RMAN, which is Oracles backup and recovery tool of choice. RMAN Recipes for Oracle Database 11g helps you take advantage of all that RMAN has to offer by providing easy-to-understand solutions to business-critical backup and recovery operations. This handy guide

* Demystifies the steps required to protect your business data
* Provides ready-made and step-by-step solutions to simple and complex backup, restore, and recovery operations
* Is task-oriented, making it easy for you to find the solution to pressing backup and recovery problems
* Respects your time by providing example-based solutions, not endless reading material

When the pressure’s on, you dont have time for long discussions of theory. This book gets right to the point with quick and easy-to-read, step-by-step solutions that can help you backup and recover your data with confidence.


What you’ll learn

Oracle Database experts Darl Kuhn, Sam Alapati, and Arup Nanda show you how to

* Reliably back up and recover your database using Oracles Recovery Manager.
* Utilize New Oracle Database 11g features such as the Data Recovery Advisor.
* Let Oracle Database manage your backup files via the Flash Recovery Area.
* Automate backup and recovery tasks by writing scripts.
* Troubleshoot RMAN problems and optimize RMAN performance.
* Interface with a Media Management Layer to manage your backup tape library.
* Recover from the loss of a control file, loss of an online redo log, and other (hopefully!) unusual situations.

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Oracle Essentials Oracle Database 11g

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Oracle is an enormous system, with myriad technologies, options, and releases. Most users-even experienced developers and database administrators-find it difficult to get a handle on the full scope of the Oracle database. And, as each new Oracle version is released, users find themselves under increasing pressure to learn about a whole range of new technologies. The latest challenge is Oracle Database 11g.



This book distills an enormous amount of information about Oracle into a compact, easy-to-read volume filled with focused text, illustrations, and helpful hints. It contains chapters on:

* Oracle products, options, data structures, and overall architecture for Oracle Database 11g, as well as earlier releases (Oracle Database 10g, Oracle9i, and Oracle8i)


* Installing, running, managing, monitoring, networking, and tuning Oracle, including Enterprise Manager (EM) and Oracle's self-tuning and management capabilities; and using Oracle security, auditing, and compliance (a new chapter in this edition)


* Multiuser concurrency, data warehouses, distributed databases, online transaction processing (OLTP), high availability, and hardware architectures (e.g., SMP, clusters, NUMA, and grid computing)


* Features beyond the Oracle database: Oracle Application Express, Fusion Middleware (including Oracle Application Server), and database SOA support as a Web services provider

The latest Oracle Database 11g features: query result set caching, Automatic Memory Management, the Real Application Testing, Advanced Compression, Total Recall, and Active Data Guard Option Options, changes to the OLAP Option (transparently accessed and managed as materialized views), the Flashback transaction command, transparent data encryption, the Support Workbench (and diagnosability infrastructure), and partitioning enhancements (including interval and new composite types)

For new Oracle users, DBAs, developers, and managers, Oracle Essentials provides an invaluable, all-in-one introduction to the full range of Oracle features and technologies, including the just-released Oracle Database 11g features. But even if you already have a library full of Oracle documentation, you'll find that this compact book is the one you turn to, again and again, as your one-stop, truly essential reference.

"Oracle Essentials gives a clear explanation of the key database concepts and architecture underlying the Oracle database. It's a great reference for anyone doing development or management of Oracle databases."

--Andrew Mendelsohn, Senior Vice President, Database Server Technologies, Oracle Corporation

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Pro SharePoint 2007 Development Techniques

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The landscape of doing SharePoint development has changed considerably in the last year, with the release of SharePoint Server 2007 and its related technologies. You need a contemporary reference to stay on top of the latest ways to combine .NET development techniques with your SharePoint development techniques, and SharePoint 2007 Development Techniques is your guide.



What makes this book unique are the topics that have never before been discussed in a SharePoint 2007 context. Learn how to incorporate the latest trends, capabilities, and enhancements in your daily SharePoint development activities.
What you’ll learn

* Using Windows Workflow Foundation to create workflows in SharePoint Designer
* Integrating business messaging with BizTalk Server 2006 into your SharePoint sites
* Developing list item relationships via a feature
* Creating and sharing database data by combining SharePoint with SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
* Constructing queries using SQL full-text extensions

Who is this book for?

This book is targeted to SharePoint developers who want to learn about combining new .NET technologies with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

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Advanced SQL Injection in SQL Server Applications

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Oracle Application Server 10g Web Development

Books-On-Line : Oracle Application Server 10G is an integrated suite of middleware technology designed to help build Enterprise Applications, Web Sites and Web Services, Enterprise Portals, Business Processes, Business Intelligence, and other systems. Wow!

It used to be that a database was just that, a thing that you fed data and it gave it back when you politely asked (I say politely because you had to talk its language, SQL, and you had to talk it fairly precisely or it just gave you some incomprehensible rejection notice.)



Now the database has become almost a complete business environment. The Oracle Application Server contains a web server (based on Apache), a web portal, Wireless connectivity, Forms, Java 2 Enterprise Edition, all kinds of management and security routines, and more.

This book is primarily a Web Development book. That is, it uses virtually all of the parts of the Oracle Application Server with a view to presenting information on the web. Probably this is because so many business applications are now being written with a view of using the web as the standard interface into the business system.

Beyond that, however, this book actually covers nearly every aspect of the Application Server. The book includes things such as using Java in the Oracle Database along with the JDeveloper IDE. Many of these subjects have books written about them alone. Here in one volume is a complete introduction to just about everything you could possibly use to produce any business system needed using the Oracle system, and it's the most complete approach that I've found.

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Develop flexible, cross-platform Web applications using Oracle Application Server 10g and this exclusive Oracle Press guide. Take advantage of the full support for all major Web development languages, APIs, and frameworks and learn to create and test applications quickly, interface with the Oracle database seamlessly, and deploy your applications to the Web securely. Inside you’ll find full details on J2EE integration, Oracle Forms 10g, Oracle Reports 10g, OracleAS Discoverer 10g, OracleAS Portal, and Oracle JDeveloper 10g.

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Beginning SQL Queries: From Novice to Professional

Clare Churcher’s Beginning SQL Queries is your guide to mastering the lingua franca of the database industry: the SQL language. Good knowledge of SQL is crucial to anyone working with databases, because it is with SQL that you retrieve data, manipulate data, and generate business results. Knowing how to write good queries is the foundation for all work done in SQL, and it is a foundation that Clare lays well in her book.

* Does not bore with syntax!
* Helps you learn the underlying concepts involved in querying a database, and from there the syntax is easy
* Provides exceptionally clear examples and explanations
* Is academically sound while being practical and approachable

What you’ll learn

* Write simple queries to extract data from a single table.
* Understand relational algebra and calculus and why they are important.
* Combine data from many tables into one business result.
* Avoid pitfalls and traps such as Cartesian products and difficulties with null values.
* Summarize large amounts of data for reporting purposes.
* Apply set theory to the problems of manipulating data and generating reports.


Who is this book for?

Beginning SQL Queries is aimed at intelligent laypeople who need to extract information from a database, and at developers and other IT people who are new to SQL. The book is especially useful for business intelligence analysts who must ask more complex questions of their database than their GUI–based reporting software supports. Such people might be business owners wanting to target specific customers, scientists and students needing to extract subsets of their research data, or end users wanting to make the best use of databases for their clubs and societies.
About the Apress Beginning Series

The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry–level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start your journey by seeing what you need to know—but without needless theory and filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real–world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there—it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
Related Titles

* Beginning Database Design: From Novice to Professional
* Date on Database: Writings 2000-2006
* Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals



About the Author
Clare Churcher holds a Ph.D. in physics and has designed several databases for a variety of large and small projects. She is currently the head of the applied computing group at Lincoln University where her teaching has included analysis and design, database, and programming. She has supervised over 70 undergraduate projects designing databases for small projects.
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Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community

A wide-ranging set of essays by a long-time Silicon Valley insider. Gabriel muses on software development, factors that have led to the success or failure of software companies, the nature of successful programming languages, and more. Evidently, Gabriel is currently writing poetry, and his concern for language and the well-turned phrase shows up in this book as well.

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Professional SharePoint 2007 Development

Product Description

* Beginning with an introduction to the technologies in Microsoft's application platform, this thorough guide then goes on to highlight the technologies in SharePoint 2007 that are new for developers
* The author team focuses on how SharePoint fits in and complements the underlying platform; this is discussed throughout the book so that readers can learn how to take existing investments in the MSFT platform and move those to SharePoint
* Places special emphasis on the key areas of SharePoint development: base platform, collaboration, portal and composite application frameworks, enterprise search, ECM, business process/workflow/electronic forms and finally business intelligence
* Demonstrates how to develop applications with RSS, blogs, and wikis; use and customize enterprise search, XML, XSLT in search, and the search Web service; build Portal solutions; and develop Collaboration using calendars, tasks, issues and email events




From the Back Cover
If you're a .NET or Microsoft Office developer, this book gives you the tools to utilize the entire SharePoint platform. It offers practical insights that will help you take advantage of this integrated suite of server capabilities along with specific examples of how to implement classes of solutions on top of the platform. You'll be able to apply this information in order to create a collaborative environment and build web-based applications.

You'll build your SharePoint foundation on the solid details provided on SharePoint technologies, architecture, and development tools. The core of the book takes you into the key areas of development on SharePoint: base platform, collaboration, enterprise search, enterprise content management (ECM), records management (RM), document management (DM), web content management (WCM), workflow, electronic forms, and business intelligence. With these skills, you will be able to set up a SharePoint environment that enhances productivity and delivers rich-looking sites.

What you will learn from this book

* All about the Microsoft® Application Platform, WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007, and SharePoint's relationship to ASP.NET
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What tools you'll need and how to build your development environment
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Ways to enhance collaboration using calendars, tasks, issues, lists, and e-mail events
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Techniques for developing applications with RSS, blogs, and wikis
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Strategies for using enterprise search, XML, and XSLT
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How to create solutions integrating custom workflows and e-forms

Who this book is for

This book is for ASP.NET, .NET, and Microsoft Office developers who want to learn SharePoint development. .NET code examples are given in C#.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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Head First PMP: A Brain-Friendly Guide to Passing the Project Management Professional Exam

A PMP certification is more than just passing a test. It means that you have the knowledge to solve most common project problems, and proves that you know your stuff. Once you're certified, your projects are more likely to succeed because you have the skills and knowledge to make them successful. Not only that, it can mean a better job, more money, and greater respect from your peers.

But studying for a difficult four-hour exam on project management isn't easy, even for experienced project managers. You want to remember everything that you're learning about project management, but your brain is working against you! Your brain craves novelty, and most PMP certification prep books are anything but novel. When you keep putting down a boring book instead of studying, it's because your brain doesn't think the information in it is worth learning. Your brain has more important stuff to think about, like how to keep you alive and out of danger-and it doesn't think that failing the PMP exam qualifies as life-threatening!


So how do you trick your brain into thinking that your life does depend on learning everything you need to know to pass the PMP Exam? Head First PMP is the answer! Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science and learning theory, Head First PMP has a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works-a multi-sensory experience that helps the material stick, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.

Head First PMP offers 100% coverage of The PMBOK® Guide principles and certification objectives in a way that's engaging, not tedious. This book helps you prepare for the PMP certification exam with a unique method that goes beyond answers to specific questions and makes you think about the big picture of project management. By putting project management concepts into context, you will be able to understand, remember, and apply them-not just on the exam, but also on the job.

With Head First PMP, you get the best of both worlds: a thorough and effective preparation guide for the PMP certification exam with hundreds of practice questions and exam strategies, along with puzzles, games, problems, exercises and the unique Head First approach that makes learning easy and entertaining. When you're done with Head First PMP, you'll know your stuff, you'll pass the exam, and you'll be able to bring everything you've learned to your job.
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Foundations of ASP.Net AJAX

Since the emergence of Google Maps 12 months ago, Ajax programming techniques have become one of the hottest topics in the programming arena. To date, the frameworks available for creating these applications have been complex and have separated the development of the client–side Ajax (on the user’s machine) from the server–side supporting technology (on the company’s machines). This separation has made development slow and difficult.

ASP.NET AJAX is Microsoft’s solution to this problem. ASP.NET AJAX (formerly code–named Atlas) is a set of extensions to the existing ASP.NET 2.0 technology that provides you with a fast-and-simple environment to create Ajax applications. Microsoft has combined Ajax with ASP.NET technology and provided a unified set of development tools within Visual Studio 2005. For the first time, Ajax applications can be developed seamlessly in conjunction with a supporting technology.

Foundations of ASP.NET AJAX (written by Laurence Moroney the author of Apress successful Foundations of Atlas) gives you a detailed grounding in how ASP.NET AJAX works. It takes you swiftly through the basic principles of Ajax, then deep into the heart of the technology, where every namespace is discussed and every function considered. By the end of the book, you’ll know all the essentials to confidently produce cutting-edge ASP.NET AJAX applications swiftly and professionally. You will not need any reference beyond this book.
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From Program to Product :Turning Your Code into a Saleable Product

Product Description

Many would–be software entrepreneurs with expertise in many fields attempt to turn a homegrown application—one developed for use in their own business or profession—into a commercial product. Lack of knowledge, experience, or skills often prevents the idea from ever taking shape, let alone achieving its potential. Entering a new field to start a business leaves many developers unprepared and not even fully aware it’s something they know so little about. They will also often have a job that conflicts with the time commitment required to market the program well enough for it to become a complete success.

Do you have an idea for a commercially viable software product or already have a product with the potential for dream financial rewards? Would–be software entrepreneurs must consult From Program to Product: Turning Your Code into a Saleable Product, written by software developer and entrepreneur Rocky Smolin, for an indispensable roadmap to creating a commercially successful software product. Smolin shares insights from his own experience and covers topics you may never anticipate but are vital to success, like pricing, documentation, licensing, and tracking customers.


What you’ll learn

Rocky Smolin walks you through the essentials of turning a development project into a product, including

* How to determine the best method of licensing your work and how to enforce that license
* Choosing the appropriate price, calculating potential revenue, and selecting payment methods, including leasing and support options
* Selling products direct to the customer, through retailers, and via other sales channels
* Managing technical considerations within your development project, including logos, splash screens, output, error trapping and reporting, and localization/internationalization
* Creating attractive packaging and developing an appearance for the product, including within the application itself, supporting documentation, and in external components
* Handling marketing, sales, and administration—learn product differentiation, lead generation, prospect tracking, and customer follow–ups


Who is this book for?

From Program to Product: Turning Your Code into a Saleable Product is for both the “lone ranger” programmer and small developer teams of 2—3 persons each. If you have a program developed for your own use and would like to commercialize it, but are stymied at the many issues to consider and resolve before selling to the public, you’ll find your answers here. Additionally, if you’re a programmer at the moment with an idea or a desire to try to create a commercially viable application, and you’re motivated by the dream of cash flow, this book is a vital roadmap.
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