Oracle Essentials: Oracle Database 12c 5th Edition

Oracle 12c is the latest in a long line of Oracle products. After struggling to match three versions of Oracle 11 OCCI drivers and my client's various databases, I thought that it would just be easier in general if I got a good look at where Oracle was going. This book seemed to be the answer. It has a very good top level introduction to 12c, but it never descends far into the particulars to give you an understanding of the differences.I think that with only 380 pages of working text that that was a good decision. The other Oracle working manuals are over 700 pages in size and they don't really reach a comprehensive level of coverage either.I think this book serves well to introduce the new product without getting lost in the details. Chapter 8 and 9 on performance tuning and concurrency are as close as it comes to introducing the differences of version 12c compared to 10 and 9. This approach is consistent with Oracle's previous documentation. In other words, there is no one stop shopping for an Oracle book.You will have to buy a number of them to cover any particular database design issue. The point is simply that you must be committed to Oracle as a database solution. If you aren't, pick up some other database.

I know other DB systems like MySQL, MS SQL, IBM DB2 or Sybase and I wanted to learn about the Oracle.For me, this book hits the bullseye!I got everything I wanted to know, plus the details I couldn't find on my own.It is written in the right manner and the pace is really good.This is good for the people new to this matter as well as experienced users.

A comprehensive one stop oracle product with very intuitive explanation about internal functionalities.

I ordered this book because I want to get Oracle 12c up and running to the point that I could begin exploring it. The Irony is in that I purchased the Kindle version, which is returnable, but I meant to buy the paper book instead. I missed the chance to browse it and in retrospective I could have detected that this book is not for me in either form.The reason? Its title suggests that you will be able to learn the essentials of the database, like installing it, configuring it to a minimum level, create some tables and start practicing your SQL. Oracle is such a complex subject, that whoever masters it can command a 100,000.00 salary. But as I started reading the book, I began to realize that it talks a lot about the Relational Model, Oracle's Philosophy, a little bit of history, etc. etc. etc. However, it never goes down to earth and gives you a step by step instruction on any of the thousand topics that can actually gives you some how-to skill. You cannot even use this book for installing the software which is supposed to be the simplest things to do with any package. In Oracle you have several major topics, either one being a totally different career. Database Administrator, SQL Developer, Data Architect, Database Network Designer. With this book you never get either 101.I guess the book will be good if I need to define a concept for a term paper. For example, what is a instance. Many tutorials on YouTube do a better job showing how to do something specific, for free. That is, if you can identify them.Very disappointed.For the book, Oracle Essentials means being able to discuss the Oracle theories and even the features, but apparently it assumes that you don't want to actually test anything to get your hand dirty. I guess it is a great book for the scholars who need to reference DBMS without having to install it and use it. Or for the ones who already knows a lot and want to see what new features may be available in the "new" 12c version.

This book condenses the Oracle database system into an easy to read format. The book manages to present the essential information on Oracle architecture in technically precise language without being overly dry or resorting to silliness. The pleasant writing style is something not often found in technical literature, except in O'Reilly books. A must read for DBAs.

I have been using oracle for a couple of years now and this was really good at laying out the landscape and filling in any gaps in my knowledge. High level knowledge nothing too deep, but that's what I wanted.

Excellent book for anyone who want to understand the concepts and features of the Oracle Database.Note: It is NOT a guide to learn how to use the Oracle Database, or to become an expert db admin (no code/sql). It is a reference book to understand how the system works and what are the features.

This book was my text for my Oracle's Database Administration class at Georgia Piedmont Technical School. The course include all fifteen chapters; I read all of them and created Cornell notes for topic because the book lack resources that are part of most textbooks. For example, there was no summary of the chapter or review questions. Given the depth of the subject, a summary or additional exercises students a teaching strategy that would help comprend the concepts. Students in 21st century students expect additional features from book that is used as text in college courses.