Re: Good books for Amatuer DBA/Middle level DBA

Thanks a ton for your fruitful recommendations.

Thanks,
Ann

On Dec 21, 2007 6:55 AM, John Kanagaraj <john.kanagaraj_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
>
> > > Consider reading the Oracle Concepts Manual. This will give you a good
> > understanding of the foundations underneath your administration tasks. I
> > find most new DBAs get in trouble in areas where they don't understand
> the
> > underlying concepts. And as a bonus, that one is a free download :-)
>
> And for us old-timers who started out with 5.1.17 (!!), it is
> ABSOLUTELY essential to re-read the Concepts, Admin, SQL Reference and
> Reference manuals every time there is a new release. Otherwise, we
> will be stuck in the dark ages. As well, one needs to dig into the Db
> as well to understand:
>
> For example: Arguing with someone who goes by Metalink Note 423.1
> which states that "table scans (small tables) counts scans of tables
> that are 4 blocks or less" against the fact that this is now
> controlled by "_small_table_threshold" :) {Note: The review date on
> this note is 18-May-2004. Does Oracle Support not have enough people
> review/confirm what they restate?)
>
> Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating this event!
>
> And for those who aren't but are getting a day off, enjoy this
> Universal holiday.
>
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