"Perl for Oracle DBAs" Released by O'Reilly
For Immediate Release
August 29, 2002
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O'Reilly Releases "Perl for Oracle DBAs"
Making Life a Little Easier for Oracle Database Administrators
Sebastopol, CA--"Oracle DBAs need enormous intelligence, infinite
patience, considerable courage," state Andy Duncan and Jared Still,
authors of "Perl for Oracle DBAs" (O'Reilly, US $44.95), adding, "We
think they also need Perl." According to the authors, Perl is the
world's number one solution for transforming and gluing data together,
and Oracle is the world's number one solution for storing that data. As
Oracle DBAs themselves, Duncan and Still understand the frustrations
inherent in Oracle database administration. They have found Perl to be
an enormous help in performing administrative tasks, from the routine,
like adding new users to the database, to the more complex, like
monitoring database connectivity in real time and tracking down
database performance problems by comparing SQL execution plans.
Fortunately, Oracle DBAs don't need to be Perl experts to use the
applications and scripts detailed in their book. "Perl for Oracle DBAs"
includes everything they'll need to get started using this popular open
source language to manage their databases, from an introduction to Perl
to a wealth of ready-to-use DBA scripts. Duncan and Still explore the
interface connecting the Perl and Oracle worlds, with particular
emphasis on Oracle database administration. The book covers:
-The Perl language: an introduction to Perl, its history and culture,
and its extensive text processing and data transformation
capabilities.
-The Perl/Oracle architecture: detailed information about Perl DBI,
DBD::Oracle, the Oracle Call Interface (OCI), Oracle::OCI,
extproc_perl, and mod_perl, the modules that allow Perl programs to
communicate with Oracle databases.
-The Perl Database Administration (PDBA) Toolkit: a comprehensive suite
of specialized scripts designed to help Oracle DBAs perform both
routine and special purpose tasks, including monitoring the Oracle
alert log and databases, creating and managing Oracle user accounts,
maintaining indexes and extents, extracting DDL and data,
troubleshooting and tuning database problems, and much more. The book
also explains how DBAs can extend the toolkit to solve their own
database administration problems using Perl.
"Perl for Oracle DBAs" was written especially for the Oracle DBA who is
trying desperately to keep up with the daily demands of administering,
monitoring, and tuning an Oracle database. Even if readers have had no
prior experience with Perl, "Perl for Oracle DBAs" will get them
started and show them how Perl can make their work easier, less
stressful, and more enjoyable.
Additional resources:
"Perl for Oracle DBAs" is also available on Safari Books Online,see:
http://safari.oreilly.com/
Chapter 1, "Perl Meets Oracle," is available free online at:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/oracleperl/chapter/index.html
For more information about the book, including Table of Contents,
index, author bio, and samples, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/oracleperl/
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ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/0596002106.jpg
Perl for Oracle DBAs
By Andy Duncan and Jared Still
ISBN 0-596-00210-6, 602 pages, $44.95 (US), $69.95 (CAN)
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