Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Installation, Server Configuration, and Database Upgrades CHAPTER 2: Loading and Unloading Data CHAPTER 3: Automatic Database Management CHAPTER 4: Manageability Infrastructure CHAPTER 5: Application Tuning CHAPTER 6: Space and Storage Management Enhancements CHAPTER 7: The Oracle Scheduler and the Database Resource Manager CHAPTER 8: Backup and Recovery Enhancements CHAPTER 9: Flashback Technology Enhancements CHAPTER 10: Automatic Storage Management CHAPTER 11: Enhancements in Analytical SQL and Materialized Views CHAPTER 12: Miscellaneous New Features Appendix Glossary

About the Author

Sam R. Alapati is an experienced Oracle DBA who holds the Oracle OCP DBA (11g) certification and the Hewlett-Packard UNIX System Administrator certification. He currently manages Oracle databases at the Boy Scouts of America’s national office in Irving, Texas. Previously, Sam worked for AMR Holdings (Sabre) and the Blanch Company in Dallas. Sam was a Senior Principal Consultant for Oracle Corporation in New York, in which capacity he worked at NBC and Lehman Brothers. In addition to being a professional Oracle database administrator, Sam has also taught Oracle DBA classes for many students. Sam taught college level courses at Kansas State University, University of Texas at Austin, and Rutgers University.