Comments on: Where to begin with Oracle and SQL http://dboptimizer.com/2013/03/22/where-begin-with-oracle-and-sql/ database performance, SQL tuning and data visualizatoin Sat, 03 Mar 2018 05:02:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 By: John Hurley http://dboptimizer.com/2013/03/22/where-begin-with-oracle-and-sql/#comment-21625 John Hurley Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:55:56 +0000 http://dboptimizer.com/?p=2650#comment-21625 The question I used to get all the time when teaching the OCP curriculum was “how do I get my first job as an Oracle DBA” along with “how long before I make 6 figures as an Oracle DBA”.

The getting the first job as an Oracle DBA is the tricky part because NO ONE wants to hire an inexperienced Oracle DBA and watch them crash and burn systems as they learn. Yes all the documentation and books are all great points and nice recommendations but getting started as a DBA … this is really a chicken and egg kind of question right?

]]> By: Aleksey http://dboptimizer.com/2013/03/22/where-begin-with-oracle-and-sql/#comment-19391 Aleksey Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:03:23 +0000 http://dboptimizer.com/?p=2650#comment-19391 Great article

]]> By: Value of Improving One’s Knowledge | Charles Hooper's Oracle Notes http://dboptimizer.com/2013/03/22/where-begin-with-oracle-and-sql/#comment-19360 Value of Improving One’s Knowledge | Charles Hooper's Oracle Notes Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:29:00 +0000 http://dboptimizer.com/?p=2650#comment-19360 [...] is still a decent list.  However, Kyle Hailey recently put together a related article, “Where to begin with Oracle and SQL” that is excellent, and a bit more up to date than my list – the only book on [...]

]]> By: Kyle Hailey http://dboptimizer.com/2013/03/22/where-begin-with-oracle-and-sql/#comment-18815 Kyle Hailey Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:02:47 +0000 http://dboptimizer.com/?p=2650#comment-18815 By the way, I haven’t read any of the SQL books that Karen Morten has worked on but just saw Karen present at Hotsos 2013 and she when over some important SQL query transformation for performance. Probably worth checking her books out
Beginning Oracle SQL
Pro Oracle SQL

]]> By: Kyle Hailey http://dboptimizer.com/2013/03/22/where-begin-with-oracle-and-sql/#comment-18799 Kyle Hailey Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:56:37 +0000 http://dboptimizer.com/?p=2650#comment-18799 Yes, I don’t think I’ve found anyone who has actually read Dan’s book. I’ve found a few people, not many, who have it. It’s a pity because its quite a good approach to analyzing query optimization.
Dan’s approach is a good bit of work that could be automated by software, so that’s what my team at Embarcadero did with DB Optimizer: http://dboptimizer.com/db-optimizer/
Here is Jonathan Lewis taking a similar approach: https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/performance/designing-efficient-sql-a-visual-approach/

]]> By: David Mann http://dboptimizer.com/2013/03/22/where-begin-with-oracle-and-sql/#comment-18797 David Mann Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:39:43 +0000 http://dboptimizer.com/?p=2650#comment-18797 TOP by Christian is at the top of my recommendation list especially for the development teams I work with. It gives a great jumping off point for the titles in your in-depth list.

I enjoyed Dan Tow’s book as well. In my 10+ years as a DBA I have only ever heard about it from another colleague once. I was just flipping through my copy the other day and was hoping for an update. Dan seems to fly under the radar these days but that book is a gem… It is probably due for a refresh though, and I always wondered about his affinity for Nested Loops.

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