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Summary: Not sure about this one for beginners
Review: I have a bit of experience with Oracle and thought that this book would be great for me since I still consider myself to be a beginner DBA. This books seems nothing but confusing. It does do a decent job of speaking in layman's terms but also assumes to much of the reader. It also doesn't do much in the way of visuals. I thought many of the topics should have included print screens for visual affect, I did get quite a bit out of the book but much of it I had to go directly to hands on to really understand what the heck they were talking about.
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Summary: Excellent Resource for all levels
Review: I have been an Oracle DBA for about 6 yrs and I just read about the entire Oracle DBA 101 book in last couple of weeks. It is one of the best well-rounded written Oracle DBA books I have read and I have lots. I think any DBA at ANY level would benefit. It stays on my desk!!! It is very clearly written and the concepts are introduced in a logical and easy to understand manner.Oracle 7.3,8.0 OCP
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Summary: May Not Very Good
Review: I have not been able to complete this book, but I do think that it is rather difficult for a beginner doing self-study. Please, look elsewhere!
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Summary: I've not found a better starting block
Review: I have not finished reading it yet and I consider myself a "newbie", but it's the sort of book I wish I had come across before many others I've explored. I would say it's an excellent book for beginners. It's not a complete reference but I've not found a better starting block.
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Summary: Good DBA Material - Binding Awful
Review: I immediately start sending emails about the status of various databases using the scripts the book provided...BUT papers were falling from the book. This book will need a BINDING 101 to be 5 stars.
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Summary: Good DBA Material - Binding Awful
Review: I immediately start sending emails about the status of various databases using the scripts the book provided...BUT papers were falling from the book. This book will need a BINDING 101 to be 5 stars.
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Summary: Doing Business As.........an ORACLE DBA
Review: I just got ORACLE 101 and haven't put it down. I have been a DBA for quite some time and this book has added value not just for beginners but for everyone. Even if you know it all, it's good to go back and review the basics. Or to speak to the non-DBA types using the analogies that this book provides to convey ourselves and what we do.
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Summary: Oracle DBA 101
Review: I seldom wrote any book comments due to my poor English writing. I consider myself as an Oracle DBA beginner and want to lie on my resume. Though I have completed the whole book I still feel confused about the Oracle architecture and basic Oracle DBA commands. This book is not a good reference book for a starter. Besides, this book doesn't cover some preliminary but important topics such as Oracle Network and background processes. If you just like me want to cheat on your resume to get a DBA job, get a different book.
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Summary: A little too basic if you have any Oracle background at all
Review: I thought that this book was O.K. Unfortunately, I ended up taking it back because it wasn't quite what I needed. I would suggest this book to anyone who has absolutely no clue about being a DBA or Oracle8.x. The first 100 or so pages are dedicated to providing the reader insight into the world of database administration. This book gives some worthwile information on db setup, and not as much specific information as I would like to see on the actual job(s) that a dba does. My suggestion is to combine this book with another (Oracle8i DBA reference or Oracle8i reference). Overall, this book gives decent elementary knowledge of the world of Oracle, but unless you are a complete novice to Oracle/dba buy another book, or look for something more intermediate.
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Summary: New to Oracle? Skip this book!!!
Review: I'm totally new to Oracle and have purchased this book after reading all of the reviews at Amozon.com. Unfortunately, this isn't the book you need if you have no idea about Oracle. As someone mentioned already, first two chapters were OK, but that's all. Starting from the third chapter, everything gets very confusing and has very little explanation. The language used in this book is way far from being easy to understand, and is very hard to follow for the newbie.
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