Who this book is for

This is for you if you find yourself in charge of an Oracle Database (understanding the full responsibility that goes with such a position), but are unsure of what tasks you need to perform. It can be easy to feel overwhelmed, so this reference is designed as a sanity check, whether you are a single employee or the DBA manager of several employees, or whether you are taking over an existing position or taking up a newly created one.

You are a person that wants to be proactively preventing disasters instead of simply keeping ahead of the next problem. In doing so, you'll help counter one of the major causes of professional burnout. This book is meant to make your technical transition to a DBA career easier and more efficient ...

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