Steven Feuerstein is considered to be one of the world's leading experts on the Oracle PL/SQL language, having written ten books on PL/SQL, including Oracle PL/SQL Programming and Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices (all published by O'Reilly Media).

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Steven Feuerstein

Oracle PL/SQL for DBAs

Name: Oracle PL/SQL for DBAs
Author: Steven Feuerstein

Paperback Engels 2005 9780596005870

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PL/SQL, Oracle's powerful procedural language, has been the cornerstone of Oracle application development for nearly 15 years. Although primarily a tool for developers, PL/SQL has also become an essential tool for database administration, as DBAs take increasing responsibility for site performance and as the lines between developers and DBAs blur.
Until now, there has not been a book focused squarely on the language topics of special concern to DBAs Oracle PL/SQL for DBAs fills the gap. Covering the latest Oracle version, Oracle Database 10g Release 2 and packed with code and usage examples, it contains:

-A quick tour of the PL/SQL language, providing enough basic information about language fundamentals to get DBAs up and running
-Extensive coverage of security topics for DBAs: Encryption (including both traditional methods and Oracle's new Transparent Data Encryption, TDE); Row-Level Security(RLS), Fine-Grained Auditing (FGA); and random value generation
-Methods for DBAs to improve query and database performance with cursors and table functions
-Coverage of Oracle scheduling, which allows jobs such as database monitoring andstatistics gathering to be scheduled for regular execution

Using Oracle's built-in packages (DBMS_CRYPTO, DBMS_RLS, DBMS_FGA, DBMS_RANDOM,DBMS_SCHEDULING) as a base, the book describes ways of building on top of these packages to suit particular organizational needs. Authors are Arup Nanda, Oracle Magazine 2003 DBA of the Year, and Steven Feuerstein, the world's foremost PL/SQL expert and coauthor of the classic reference, Oracle PL/SQL Programming.
DBAs who have not yet discovered how helpful PL/SQL can be will find this book a superb introduction to the language and its special database administration features. Even if you have used PL/SQL for years, you'll find the detailed coverage in this book to be an invaluable resource.

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ISBN13:9780596005870

Trefwoorden:Oracle, PL/SQL

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:456

Uitgever:O'Reilly

Verschijningsdatum:4-11-2005

Hoofdrubriek:IT-management / ICT

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Steven Feuerstein is considered to be one of the world's leading experts on the Oracle PL/SQL language, having written ten books on PL/SQL, including Oracle PL/SQL Programming and Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices (all published by O'Reilly Media). Steven has been developing software since 1980, spent five years with Oracle (1987-1992), and has served as PL/SQL Evangelist for Quest Software since January 2001. He is an Oracle ACE Director and writes regularly for Oracle Magazine, which named him the PL/SQL Developer of the Year in both 2002 and 2006. He is also the first recipient of ODTUG's Lifetime Achievement Award (2009). Since 2005 he has focused his attention on improving the testing of PL/SQL programs, primarily through the creation of Quest Code Tester for Oracle, which automates PL/SQL code testing. Steven's online technical cyberhome is located at www.ToadWorld.com/SF. You can also catch up on his latest, mostly non-PLSQL rants at http://feuerthoughts.blogspot.com.

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Preface; PL/SQL for DBAs; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; About PL/SQL Versions; Resources for Developing PL/SQL Expertise; About the Code; Using Code Examples; Comments and Questions; Safari® Enabled; Acknowledgments;Chapter 1: Introduction to PL/SQL; 1.1 What Is PL/SQL?; 1.2 Basic PL/SQL Syntax Elements; 1.3 Program Data; 1.4 Control Statements; 1.5 Loops in PL/SQL; 1.6 Exception Handling; 1.7 Records; 1.8 Collections; 1.9 Procedures, Functions, and Packages; 1.10 Querying Data; 1.11 Changing Data; 1.12 Managing Transactions in PL/SQL; 1.13 Database Triggers; 1.14 Dynamic SQL and Dynamic PL/SQL; 1.15 Conclusion: From Fundamentals to Applying PL/SQL;Chapter 2: Cursors; 2.1 Reusing Cursors; 2.2 Using Explicit Cursors Versus Implicit Cursors; 2.3 Soft-Closing Cursors; 2.4 Using Cursors for More Than Queries; 2.5 Conclusion;Chapter 3: Table Functions; 3.1 Why Table Functions?; 3.2 Cursors, Pipelining, and Nesting; 3.3 Parallelizing Table Functions; 3.4 Using Table Functions; 3.5 Table Function Examples; 3.6 Tips for Working with Table Functions; 3.7 Conclusion;Chapter 4: Data Encryption and Hashing; 4.1 Introduction to Encryption; 4.2 Encryption in Oracle9i Database; 4.3 Encryption in Oracle Database 10g; 4.4 Key Management in Oracle Database 10g; 4.5 Transparent Data EncryptiondatabasesTransparent Data Encryption in Oracle Database 10g Release 2; 4.6 Cryptographic Hashing; 4.7 Building a Practical Encryption System; 4.8 Conclusion;Chapter 5: Row-Level Security; 5.1 Introduction to RLS; 5.2 Using RLS; 5.3 RLS in Oracle Database 10g; 5.4 Troubleshooting RLS; 5.5 RLS Interactions with Other Oracle Features; 5.6 Application Contexts; 5.7 Conclusion;Chapter 6: Fine-Grained Auditing; 6.1 Introduction to FGA; 6.2 Customizing FGA; 6.3 Administering FGA; 6.4 FGA in Oracle Database 10g; 6.5 FGA and Other Oracle Auditing Techniques; 6.6 The Challenge of Non-Database Users; 6.7 Troubleshooting FGA; 6.8 Conclusion;Chapter 7: Generating Random Values; 7.1 Generating Random Numbers; 7.2 Generating Characters; 7.3 Checking for Randomness; 7.4 Following Statistical Patterns; 7.5 Conclusion;Chapter 8: Scheduling; 8.1 Why Schedule Jobs from Within Oracle?; 8.2 Managing Jobs; 8.3 Managing the Calendar and Schedule; 8.4 Managing Named Programs; 8.5 Managing Priorities; 8.6 Managing Windows; 8.7 Managing Logging; 8.8 Managing Attributes; 8.9 Conclusion;Appendix A: Quick Reference; A.1 DBMS_OBFUSCATION_TOOLKIT; A.2 DBMS_CRYPTO; A.3 DBMS_RLS; A.4 DBMS_FGA; A.5 DBMS_RANDOM; A.6 DBMS_SCHEDULER;Colophon;