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Summary: This book is for the Oracle DBA who is implementing SAP
Review: Don Burleson burleson@frontiernet.net The intent of this text is to provide a concise description of the issues that relate exclusively to Oracle databases that are used with SAP applications. Hence, this is not a book about Oracle databases administration, and it is not a book about SAP administration. I have deliberately focused the content of this book toward the experienced Oracle DBA who is faced with SAP-specific implementation issues. SAP is quite unlike any other type of Oracle database application, and the experienced DBA needs to understand the SAP method of performing routine Oracle database administration. Because of the demands of SAP, this book is tightly focused only on those issues that are required for a DBA to successfully administer an SAP database. I have also included scripts that are very useful for reorganizing Oracle/SAP database and shown some of the issues surrounding administration of very large Oracle SAP databases.
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Summary: Good for Oracle DBA's ; a lot of SAP related errors
Review: Good book from an Oracle DBA perspective, however it contains a lot of errors, like page 9: "ORACLE_SID always begins with an uppercase 'SA' (....) " Also the description about tablespaces is confusing. The chapter on large database is flatly insufficient. Just a copy of the standard documentation. The subject on performance and reorganisations is quiet handy and usefull.
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Summary: Great for the Oracle DBA
Review: I found this book to be extremely helpful with my SAP/R3 and Oracle project. While the SAP material is light, this is outweighed by the valuable insights on using Oracle with SAP. The book does not appear to be intended as an SAP manual but has a focus for the Oracle DBA who must use SAP. The information was right on the mark and very useful. The scripts were wonderful. Overall, a great book and worth the money.
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Summary: A really insightful SAP text
Review: I have bought all of the SAP books, and this seems to be the only one that explains SAP in Plain English.I am an Oracle DBA, and this book was exactly what I needed. I do not want 500 pages of SAP internals, I just needed the basic concepts of SAP and how they apply to Oracle. This book was just right in that regard. I also found the tuning scripts to be great, especially the row re-sequencing information.
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Summary: A really insightful SAP text
Review: I have bought all of the SAP books, and this seems to be the only one that explains SAP in Plain English. I am an Oracle DBA, and this book was exactly what I needed. I do not want 500 pages of SAP internals, I just needed the basic concepts of SAP and how they apply to Oracle. This book was just right in that regard. I also found the tuning scripts to be great, especially the row re-sequencing information.
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Summary: Great for the Oracle DBA
Review: I read this book primarily for its reorganization and tuning aspects. There were good ideas that nudged me in the right direction, but there was an unacceptable amount of technical incorrectness. The descriptions of how SAP stores data, many of the Oracle commands were in error. CLEAN IT UP!
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Summary: Good ideas, bad technical (mis)information
Review: I read this book primarily for its reorganization and tuning aspects. There were good ideas that nudged me in the right direction, but there was an unacceptable amount of technical incorrectness. The descriptions of how SAP stores data, many of the Oracle commands were in error. CLEAN IT UP!
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Summary: Great for Oracle DBA's needing to Support R/3 on Oracle!
Review: If you are a knowledgeable Oracle DBA and you need to understand some more about R/3 running on Oracle then I totally recommend this book. If you are an experience R/3 basis consultant looking for some great tuning tips and advice on running an Oracle database on R/3 then again I recommend this book. If you neither know Oracle nor R/3 then don't buy it, it's not for beginners, have a look around are some bigger more weightier beginner volumes more suited to your needs. After reading this book it is clearly obvious that the author Donald K. Burlenson, has a fantastic understanding of Oracle and Database Management, not just from a high level perspective but from someone who has real experience with countless real-life production systems. After reading this book you will definitely have a much better understanding of how to configure your Oracle system for best performance for R/3 ( thus avoiding trouble latter). Another strong point of this book, is the scripts and tools to monitor and identify problems, these are not so much simple tips and checks but the basics of a oracle management framework you can use implement to manage your real-life R/3 production system. After all, clear and controlled management (who, what, where, when) that identifies a true professional from the mediocre. For criticism, Burlenson does not understand R/3 basis an well as well as he knows Oracle resulting in naEe statements about R/3 and some missed opportunities to deliver performance improvement for Oracle DB's particular with customized reporting (a area of BIG problems). Another chapter focussing on customizing ABAP (native SQL etc) for best oracle performance would be a worthy addition to this book. That's my opinion anyway! Overall a great book well worth the cover price, easy and quick to read, offering real help and understanding. If you manage R/3 on Oracle, a great buy!
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Summary: Implementating SAP in Oracle
Review: If you are the DBA or the person responsible for supporting SAP on an ORACLE database, this is a must read book. The book is filled with information that will help you hit the ground running. This book goes beyond the topic of SAP and covers Oracle concepts such as free lists that provide a foundation to better understand performance and tuning considerations. The examples provide sufficient implementation detail. The authors style of writing transforms the technical jargon into easy reading without losing the technical content. An easy to read reference manual.
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Summary: I am looking forwad second edition
Review: It is decent book that gives brief overview of interaction between Oracle and SAP and covers some of the administrative actions to be taken by an Oracle DBA in SAP environment. Yes, some facts stated in the book are not true (at least not any more) but despite the fact this book is not up-to-date (not to say 'obsolete') I found it informative and usefull. I would like to see second edition of this book published soon that would cover more recent incarnations of both Oracle and SAP.
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