Great information on how to built and administer oracle's web logic cluster and server
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Lot of informations for a great price and real commands
on how to built and administer web logic server cluster!
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I found excellent description of this book in Bill Inmon's Foreword - it's written in comprehensible and down-to-earth manner.  Both authors, on top of having real world experience on the subject, are also experienced trainers, so it's not a surprise that this book is readable and well organized at the same time.
First three chapters cover essentials in data warehousing, hardware architecture, and introduction to Oracle architecture and features. If you are not familiar with either concept, then you'll be glad that you choose this book just for the first three chapters alone!
Next four chapters are about designing data warehouse (metadata, star schema,...), building, populating and post-load processing in the data warehouse. If you already have some experience in Oracle8i, then you'll find most techniques described here very familiar (SQL*Plus, SQL*loader, ...) and occasionally even tedious to read. However some tips are really good and worth some patient while reading. Even if you use particular technique on a daily basis, I'm sure, you'll get some new ideas about different possibilities in data warehouse implementation.
Next four chapters are covering administration of data warehouse, performance tuning, parallel execution and parallel server. As DBA I liked these chapters the most. Especially chapter on tuning is well presented with just enough detail that you can start exploring the wonders of Oracle RDBMS.
Last two chapters are about distributing the Oracle data warehouse (replication, database links,...) and analytical processing (new analytical functions and brief discussion on Discoverer and OLAP with Oracle Express - the product that will soon die).
What about the shortcomings of the book? First, you should visit publisher web site and pick errata for the book (btw, it's excellent). In addition to common typos found in most technical books, some sentences doesn't make sense to me, or contradict with some other part of the book. Next, some pictures are over simplistic and as such unnecessary or hard to understand.  In general I like the way authors compared features of different version of Oracle through out the book, however sometimes it's obvious that their focus is not Oracle8i, but previous version of Oracle (for example, it's OK to discuss how to set up SORT_DIRECT_WRITES, but only with the reminder to the reader that this parameter is obsolete in Oracle8i).
One last reminder, this is *not* all-in one book, it's about essentials and it should be used as roadmap to different Oracle8i features. There is no substitute for official Oracle manuals (you should at least read Oracle Data Warehousing Guide). If you're experienced Oracle DBA/developer, with several years of hands-on experience in data warehousing you'll probably be disappointed with technical details in this book. This is actually a feature of this book, because you already have all technical manuals, you don't need another one. What you probably don't have is 'essential' book like this one that will guide you on the way to build successful data warehouse.
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As the series editor for this book I was involved in Gogala's book, from initial inception to finished product, and I'm impressed.  Oracle offers a wealth of different tools to create dynamic web pages (Apex (HTML-DB), Jdeveloper, Ruby on Rail on Oracle, etc.) and PHP is an excellent choice because it is powerful, mature and has well-tested Oracle interfaces.

It's very difficult to take a complex topic such as Oracle with PHP and condense it into an understandable and concise framework, but Gogala has met this challenge.

PHP is, by its very nature, a flexible and robust language, and I was happy to see that Gogala resisted the temptation to go into all of the advanced PHP features.

This is not an advanced PHP Oracle book.  Rather, it is a get-started guide with lots of simple, easy to understand examples, and working Oracle PHP code snippets in the code download to allow beginners to get started fast.  Mladen spent hundreds of hours refining his text and working with Steve Karam, his technical editor, and I hope that you will agree that this is a great way to get started with Oracle databases on the web.
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I already know Linux, but I bought this book as a desk reference. It was well worth it and has saved me grief more than once. Excellent info on setting up web servers, etc. However, its got pretty much NOTHING on MySQL which is odd because what website in todays world doesn't require a db? The info on SELinux, web servers, file servers (SAMBA) and email alone made it worth buying. Easy enough for the rank amateur, but meaty enough for the pro as well. Seems to be mostly Redhat / Centos oriented but has some Ubuntu stuff as well. I give it five well deserved stars. Suffice it to say - when I had to fly out to do some onsite work, this thick and heavy book came with me. (Which is why I will buy the kindle edition next time!)
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This book, while terribly dated (Oracle 12g is the state of the art as I type) Is very well worth the money it can be had for secondhand.

The treatment of the considerations required by various computer architectures and disc array deployments still has great value for the principles explained even though new technologies are just around the corner.

The examination of how Oracle apportions internal resources and why that can be critically important is still as valid today as it was then, when Oracle RAC was Oracle Parallel Server.

The internals discussion is also a) mostly still spot on with regard to current architecture and b) an easier read than can be had fron the only other worthwhile thrid party reference works (listed in the resources links).

I was steered to this book while researching an Oracle issue on the web, and rarely has my computer library money been so well spent.

Resources:

<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Expert-Oracle-Database-Architecture/dp/1430262982/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Expert Oracle Database Architecture</a>

<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Oracle-Core-Essential-Internals-for-DBAs-and-Developers-Expert-s-Voice-in-Databases/dp/1430239549/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Oracle Core: Essential Internals for DBAs and Developers (Expert's Voice in Databases)</a>
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The author provides a very comprehensive guide to debugging Java and JVM performance issues on Oracle's reference JVM implementation. Aside from clearly written discussions of the concerns and considerations when using the Java API in various contexts (persistence, serialization and multithreading), there is a very handy appendix that provides a description and summary of JVM tuning flags and the page in the book where there is a more in depth discussion. A worthy addition to the professional Java or deployment engineers bookshelf.
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We are involved in CF, vb and php projects and needed an alternative to another Oracle license. We turned to PostgreSQL and soon discovered we were making heavy going of the online docs. This book has quickly answered our functional questions, helping us with transactions, sequences etc. So far everything we've needed we've found right away.
I wish they were more specific about field max sizes - oracle for example is very clera and very constrained (4k limits on inmserts to varchar fields for example). These limits appear to be arbritarily large as we have tested without overrunning them.
ALso we have of course the source files for postgres, so questions like that can be answered with some familiarity with the code. Postgres isn't Oracle and it certainly won't scale like Oracle, but for web projects witha  few thousand records and a few dozen simultaneous users it, and this book, are perfect.
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Last week I downloaded the book's source code and got it to work within 15 minutes.  This morning I finally had a chance to read it.  Great stuff!  It is true to the title by focusing on things that are WebLogic-specific (like it or not, it is the market leader by a wide margin in the app servers space).  This book is an excellent companion to the other new book by Wrox, Professional Java Server J2EE Edition.
Having experience with servlets, JSP's and JDBC, and eager to take a plunge into EJB but don't know how?  Skeptical about the performance ramifications of moving to EJB's?  Wondering how to migrate business logic from PL/SQL stored procedures to session beans?  Unsure about whether to use session beans or entity beans to access data?  Trying to dedicde which database tables to model as entity beans?  Thinking to maximize the performance of entity beans?  You find answers to all the above questions and more in this book.  Every chapter is heavy-duty, and there is hardly any fluff in it.  The whole book evolves around an integrated e-commerce (Pizzas2Go) application, which grew from a straight forward servlets/JSP/JDBC app into a full-blown JSP/EJB/JMS/WAP app, with clear explanation of the design patterns and migration path.  This is very helpful to IT shops who are at various stages of adopting the J2EE standards.  The final chapters on performance testing in a stand-alone and clustered server environment are enormously informative.
Having read all EJB related titles published in the last 12 to 15 months, I waste no time here in recommending this book to anyone currently doing or thinking of doing EJB work using WebLogic.
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This book is excellent source for anyone who is involved in modernizing the legacy software application with Oracle SOA Suite.  It details the comprehensive approach for any scale modernization using Oracle SOA.
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This book provides an end-to-end solution for implementing a complete sample web time-keeping application with transaction management in the backend that is suitable for a clustered environment. This book assumes that you have working knowledge of Java and a relatively good understanding of J2EE. It also largely assumes that you have a reasonable understanding of software development processes, relational databases, and n-tier architectures. The book wastes no time delving into the specifics required to build the sample application. The author refers you to the respective websites for setup instructions and advanced features instead of duplicating this information in the book. He says he does so to not risk having it become out-of-date, but it is somewhat inconvenient for the reader to have the information split up like this.

The chapters in this book are organized so that each chapter builds on the previous one. Furthermore, because the chapters are logically segregated, you could jump into a chapter directly (for example, Chapter 6, "Overview of the Spring Framework") and learn about just that chapter's content. Also, you might want to skip a chapter if you are not interested in using that technology. For example, you might want to use NetBeans instead of Eclipse, therefore, you would skip Chapter 8 on "The Eclipse Phenomenon!".

Chapter 1, "Introduction to Agile Java Development," gives you an overview and a preview of the technologies and processes used in this book. Chapter 2, "The Sample Application: An Online Timesheet System," is primarily dedicated to defining the business requirements for the sample application; however, it also provides a nice overview of AMDD and XP methodologies. Chapter 3, "XP and AMDD-Based Architecture and Design Modeling," covers the design of the sample application. Chapter 4, "Environment Setup: JDK, Ant, and JUnit," covers the environment setup. From here, you enter the world of Java coding at a rapid pace when you look at programming with Hibernate in Chapter 5. Chapters 6 and 7 are dedicated to the Spring Framework. Chapter 7, "The Spring Web MVC Framework," and Chapter 8 are where everything converges, and you should see and appreciate why the earlier chapters were organized the way they were. You will know what happens underneath the hood and hence have a solid foundation of the technologies such as Spring, Hibernate, Ant, and JUnit. From there, the book covers some advanced concepts and wraps up with some extras in the appendices.

The earlier chapters use the command line so that you can get some fundamental understanding of how the various Java tools work. Then, when you use these tools (for example, Ant and JUnit) in an IDE such as Eclipse, you will know exactly what is going on behind the scenes. This becomes particularly important if the IDE does not meet your needs.

This book is about Java coding and there is a lot of code related to the sample application. The sample application with all the source code and related files can be downloaded from the publisher's website, which is much better than cluttering up the book with it. Also, there are many figures and screenshots in this book, which I found most helpful. All in all, I found it a pretty good book on Agile Java development, provided you have the forementioned prerequisite experience. It isn't an easy read, though, and you must take an interactive approach with it if you expect to learn anything.
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This is a a great book for web hosts and businesses alike that are wanting to resell services or find the type of web hosts best for their business. A practical guide to learning about all the types of web hosts out there, filled with key resources and tips for deciding on a web hosting specialty, improving customer service, and developing business partnerships. Covers many types of technologies, PHP, ASP, JSP, and include security and provider considerations. Alot of material is covered here, all very useful.
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A Very good book on how all the modules work and how to manage an Oracle Apps Upgrade Project.
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I am an Internet Engineer for a Fortune 500 company.  I recently designed and implemented an enterprise-level customer service Intranet application.  This book provided many thorough explanations and examples of advanced ADO  features.
I made heavy use of disconnected recordsets and data shapes,  both of which I did not know how to use before reading this text.  These  methods allowed me to store recordset objects in session variables  (remember, this was an Intranet application so I could dictate the client  browser) and thus greatly reduce the load on the back-end  database.
Criticisms are few and far between.  I found a few nit-picky  errors, nothing major.  I also would have appreciated a chapter with tips  on creating MTS COM objects, but I realize that topic can span an entire  book (and it has).
I appreciated this book so much that after I had  purchased and expensed a copy for my department's reference library, I went  back and bought another copy for my personal collection.  It definitely  earns a five star rating.
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Very infomative book, Great insight for Java Server Guru's
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I've been fortunate to attend Microsoft Ignite (formerly TechEd) conference sessions and five-day courses with the author over the years. There was always context to the content, where it was not just the "how-to" but the reasons "why" come from experience and speaking to attendees and clients over the years.

There is only so much that you can search for online but, as they say, you only search for what you know. Blog entries tend to be first-out-the-door and rarely gets revisited for later edits, with even official documentation can be a bit scant on details. Windows Server 2016 needs to be seen more than just extending your supported security life cycle to solutions that can meet the quickly-evolving demands of today.

This reference is full of "light bulb" moments for the seasoned administrator and IT professional in the Microsoft space, of what Windows Server 2016 can provide as a solution. I see a number of organisations who still set it up as if it were Windows Server 2003, or running a full GUI OS for both their hypervisor and virtual machine just to run a few applications.

With the "Current Book Service", it will be great to have a reference and updates to features as they evolve. For example, Nano Server, now a container base OS image as of Build 1709, would be one of the changes to the book surely. The content has already changed my approach in advising others as an instructor and IT professional on the benefits of getting THE most out of Windows Server 2016, and I highly recommend it to them as much as I will to you.
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This book is extremely helpful for decision-makers who are considering proposals for implementing web services. It is not designed for the architect or programmers but provides an outstanding overview of the key issues. I particularly appreciated the chapter on how to decide what type of project to undertake and assess its complexity and proposed schedule.

I really hope that Mr. Kaye comes out soon with a book with very practical advice on how to use web services to integrate specific COTS such as Oracle Financials, etc. with other applications.  The idea of web services sounds great, but as a veteran of two projects now that are using some form of web services, it is not as easy as one would like.  Mr. Kaye clearly defines some of the issues. Now lets have a follow-up that helps us with the next phase.
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If you work with an Oracle database in any capacity, this book is for you. Here's why:
 1. Clear and concise writing style. His writing style never gets in the way of the information he's trying to impart.
 2. Wealth of knowledge. I cannot put enough emphasis on how much *good* information is in this book. Tom combines clear explanations with informative examples that really drive each of his points home.
 3. Written for the real world. This isn't a book written about how Oracle should work or works in the disjointed world of Oracle's PR department. It's written to reflect how it works in thousands of IT shops both small and large around the world. When breaking down a particular technology or concept he explains how it works, the circumstances in which it is most effective and, just as importantly, the circumstances in which it doesn't do so well.
In short, buy this book. It's worth every penny.