SAP R/3 and Oracle: Backup & Recovery

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Summary: Outstanding coverage of essential backup/recovery issues.
Review: Greg Spence's book is a "must-read" for any basis administrator who needs to define and implement a backup and recovery plan for SAP R/3. The book rigorously addresses the major database recovery issues which may be faced by an R/3 administrator, and it provides practical recovery scenarios to help solidify the reader's understanding of essential concepts.

The author does an outstanding job showing how the sapdba tools (brbackup, brarchive, brrestore) integrate into an overall backup and recovery strategy. No other current reference addresses these issues as completely or as understandably this book!

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Summary: Very light - not worth the money
Review: I found this book to be a waste of both time and money. If you have access to the SAP-supplied (free) online documentation and an OSS connection, you won't need this book.

Covers alot of Oracle backup and recovery topics, coincidentally in the same format as an existing Oracle backup and recovery book on the market. SAP coverage is light and covered better elsewhere.

Reviewers who stated this was useful must be very new to the SAP world and do not yet realize how much really good documentation SAP gives out free.

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Summary: Helpful in developing successful backup and recovery plan
Review: This well organized book illustrates in detail an explanation of the SAP R/3 architecture as well as the Oracle architecture as it relates to the SAP R/3 system. It offers an up to date overview of SAP R/3's and Oracle's provided features and tools and how to utilize these to promote an effective and efficient backup and recovery plan. Provided are strategies, methods, concepts, and specific examples on how to develop a successful backup and recovery plan.

This book provides an excellent link for those working with SAP R/3 and Oracle who may lack familiarity with both products as well a great guide for those who maintain knowledge in both. I recommend this book to those not experienced in successful back and recovery planning within an SAP R/3 / Oracle environment.