Author(s) : Larry Carpenter, Joseph Meeks, Charles Kim Publisher : McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Date       : 2009 Pages     : 544 Format    : PDF ISBN-10  : 0071621113

Provide superior data protection, availability, and disaster recovery using the tested techniques in this Oracle Press guide. Cowritten by a team of Oracle experts, Oracle Data Guard 11g Handbook provides a sound architectural foundation along with best practices for configuration, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting. You will get full details on implementing deployment architectures to address requirements that extend beyond disaster recovery. This invaluable resource also includes a complete set of monitoring scripts available for download.

* Develop a disaster recovery plan for your Oracle database to meet your organization's requirements
* Configure and deploy Oracle Data Guard for your environment
* Tune and troubleshoot your physical and logical standby databases
* Implement the Oracle Data Guard Broker management framework
* Integrate with Oracle Grid Control
* Monitor your Oracle Data Guard environment
* Enable read-only services and disaster recovery with Oracle Active Data Guard
* Configure seamless database and application failover
* Minimize planned downtime using Oracle Data Guard switchover
* Handle backup and recovery with Oracle Recovery Manager

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Author(s) : Andy Oppel Publisher : McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Date       : 2009 Pages     : 496 Format    : PDF ISBN-10  : 007160846X

Essential Database Skills--Made Easy!
Learn standard database design and management techniques applicable to any type of database. Featuring clear examples using both Microsoft Access and Oracle, Databases: A Beginner's Guide begins by showing you how to use Structured Query Language (SQL) to create and access database objects. Then, you'll discover how to implement logical design using normalization, transform the logical design into a physical database, and handle data and process modeling. You'll also get details on database security, online analytical processing (OLAP), connecting databases to applications, and integrating XML and object content into databases.

Designed for Easy Learning
* Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
* Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
* Try This--Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills
* Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
* Self Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledge

About the Author
Andy Oppel has taught database technology for the University of California for more than 20 years. He is the author of Databases Demystified and SQL Demystified, and the co-author of SQL: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition.

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