books about: dba (applications performance information)

books about: dba

books:

Paragliding - A Pilot's Training Manual

8 reviews
Mike Meier, Mark Stucky

Sport Kites, Inc. dba Wills Wing, Inc., 2006

Hardcover, Best Book on the Market!
This book is very thorough and concise in explaning the theory, practice, and mechanics of paragliding. The book also explains every additional aspect of the sport such as weather, vocabulary, checklists, etc. I would recommend this book to anyone involved or interested in the sport; a beginner or a P-5 Tandem X-country Instructor professionally sponsored Competitor with all extra ratings!

The Art and Science of Oracle Performance Tuning

12 reviews
Christopher Lawson

Curlingstone, 2003

Great book to read
Great book,nice and easy to follow approach,fine life examples. Among other things the author very intelligently also reiterates the importance of a good self image and the importance of a good relationship to co-workers in a very casual,realistic and non intrusive manner

Holocaust Survivor

5 reviews
Mike Jacobs

Sunbelt Media dba Eakin Press, 2001

Mike's Story: the power of positive thinking
"I was never a teenager...I lived on less than 800 calories a day...I was tortured; I was beaten; I've got scars on my face, but I always stood up. I always bounced back." Holocaust Survivor chronicles the five and a half years Mike Jacobs, founder of The Dallas Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies, spent as a youth in the ghettos and concentration camps of Poland including Auschwitz/Birkenau ...

The Heart Knows the Way!

7 reviews
Fern Stewart Welch

(dba) Phoenix Books / Publishers, 2006

about the author
In her book, The Heart Knows the Way! Fern Stewart Welch allows us to follow her journey through the passing of her husband. The piercing love and compassion, so eveident on every page, gives us deep understanding of this jounrey. I highly recommend this work for others. Laura Alden Kamm, author Intuitive Wellness; using your body's inner wisdom to heal.

Oracle8 DBA: Network Administration Exam Cram (Exam: 1Z0-016)

20 reviews
Barbara Pascavage

Coriolis Group Books, 1999

execellent for exam preparation
I read this book and Couchman's Oracle 8 DBA Certification Guide (from Oracle Press). The Exam Cram book did a great job covering the bases needed for the Oracle networking exam. It is very concise and to the point. If you ignore the number of silly typos, the book attacked the topics very well from examination point of view. I think it was a very poor proofreading effort! I gave a 5 star ...

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Dba Survival Guide

6 reviews
Orryn Sledge, Mark Spenik

Sams Publishing, 1996

We Need This Book To Stay in Print!
As a SQL Server DBA I am often called upon to deal with 6.5 installations. All my training has been on 7.0 and while many of my peers may have gotten their start on 4.2 or 6.0 or 6.5, I learned on 7.0 and it is different. The 6.5 DBA Survival Guide has helped me to figure out how to do things in 6.5 that are done quite differently in 7.0. I have found it to be an excellent resource manual ...

Oracle Applications DBA Covers 11i and R12

6 reviews
Joyjeet Banerjee

McGraw-Hill Education (India), 2008

A must in every Apps DBA's and beginner's bookshelf
Being an Applications DBA myself, I wondered why there is a lack of book in this field. I was delighted to find Mc-Graw Hill to fill this gap. The author has done a good job of elucidating the Oracle technology documentation into a simple easy to understand flow in this book. * This is very good for someone who wants to get into Apps DBA field. It will be a good reference book also for people ...

Advanced DBA Certification Guide and Reference for DB2(R) Universal Database v8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows ...

15 reviews
Dwaine R. Snow, Thomas Xuan Phan

IBM Press, 2003

Absolutely the best DB2 book!
I just found this book, and after reading it wish I had found this years ago. This is the most comprehensive book on DB2 that I have ever seen. This book has already saved me a lot of time. The performance chapter is great and helped me improve the performance of my DB2 server by over 30% in less than a week.

SQL Server 2000 Fast Answers for DBAs and Developers

10 reviews
Joseph Sack

Wrox Press, 2003

Immediately Useful
Not a tutorial, but a practical working guide to administering SQL Server 2000. Lots of "How to" items covered. You don't need to read the entire book in order to benefit from it. Specific topics are covered using Checklists to make sure you don't miss anything important. Highly recommended!

Portable DBA: SQL Server

8 reviews
Damir Bersinic, Stephen Giles

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2004

Great book!
This was a great read! Very concise and packed with useful information that no DBA should be without. Whether you are a SQL specialist already or new to SQL altogether, this book is packed with great information in one, small and manageable format and an easy read. Kudos to Steve and Damir!

The King Within: Accessing the King in the Male Psyche

4 reviews
Robert Moore, Douglas Gillette

Chicago Theological Seminary dba Exploration Press, 2007

Royal Treatment
Robert Moore and Doug Gillette published 5 books (that I know of) on their theory of 4 male archetypes. The first is an overview entitled: "King, Warrior, Magician, Lover." They followed up this fine introductory work with a book on each of the 4 archetypes. This one is, of course, on the King Archetype. Each of the 4 books has a completely redundant section (worth reading once, anyway), but ...

Strangers in Blood

3 reviews
Janice Law

Sunbelt Media dba Eakin Press, 2007

The Ugly Elephants in too Many Peoples' Living Rooms
Janice Law has chosen an emotionally charged and difficult topic. Family estrangements are the all-to-common unmentioned ugly elephants in many peoples' living rooms. Law's book epitomizes the very best intellectual and writing skills of an experienced journalist, trial lawyer and criminal court judge. Her writing style is clear, direct, and has a unique blend of humor, irony, and a no-nonsense ...

PeopleSoft for the Oracle DBA (Oaktable Press)

4 reviews
David Kurtz

Apress, 2004

Pragmatic, focused, detailed
This book is a deep in-depth view of the function of Peoplesoft on an Oracle database. Not only does it cover the fundamentals of how Peoplesoft uses the database features, it also details almost every table in the system on a row by row basis. An in-depth resource which is sure to be invaluable to anyone using this software configuration.

Valuing Small Business and Professional Practices, 2/e

4 reviews
Shannon P., Dba Pratt, Robert P., Asa Schweihs, ...

Irwin Professional Publishing, 1993

A Must Have for the Valuation Library
I open this book every time I do a valuation. It is a great resource when you need to refresh your memory. The example of a professional practice valuation has been especially helpful. It's probably a little much for the business owner wanting to estimate the value of his/her business, but I would definitely recommend it to a professional.

Three Kids On A Mule

5 reviews
William Meador

Cielo Sierra dba Authors' Pub. House, 2006

Most original book
I love this book because, although the first print edition needs extensive editing, it is the most original book I have read in years. I understand that the author took the basis of the story from interviews with a great aunt who was one of the three kids in the book title. The emotions the kids experienced were genuine and could only come from actual experiences. This book took me back to a ...

Whither Thou Goests! You/ve Got To Be Kidding

3 reviews
Carolyn Gray Thornton

Ozark Marketing and Publishing, DBA Skyward, 2005

Outstanding!
I have been a long time fan of Ms. Thornton & always look forward to her newest publications. As a Psychologist and a Social Worker, this book gives a human perspective of the struggles of being thrust into a position that Ms. Thornton did not feel prepared (A minister's wife). She describes her ordeals with humor, but also with some pain. If I was teaching grad students in psychology or ...

The Informix DBA Survival Guide (2nd Edition)

3 reviews
Joe Lumbley

Prentice Hall PTR, 1998

Excellent Book
I'm a relative newbie to both relational databases and Informix. By various twists of fate, I ended up being a dba in addition to other chores, and this book has indeed been a survival guide. It's thorough, useful, well-written and well-indexed (that last bit is absolutely essential in a computer book). Some of my other Informix books live on the shelf, this one is always on my desk ...

Oracle DBA Handbook, 7.3 Edition (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)

4 reviews
Kevin Loney

McGraw-Hill Companies, 1996

It is the first book I reach for!
Oracle is new to me so I spend a-lot of time reading trying to learn the ways of the DBA. From this point of view, there is nothing better than a good book and nothing worse than a bad one. "Oracle DBA Handbook" is an outstanding reference. When used in conjunction with "Oracle A Beginners Guide" this set will step you through from start to finish with well-explained answers and examples. I ...

Oracle PL/SQL for DBAs

5 reviews
Arup Nanda, Steven Feuerstein

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Are you a developer or database administrator? If you are, then this book is for you! Authors Arup Nanda and Steven Feuerstein, have done an outstanding job of writing a book that allows you to take advantage of the PL/SQL-based functionality in the Oracle database that is the most critical for DBAs. Nanda and Steven Feuerstein, begin by providing a whirlwind tour of the PL/SQL language, ...

e-Business for the Oracle DBA

3 reviews
Meghraj Thakkar

Sams, 2001

Packed with useful information
I have been an Oracle DBA for over 10 years now and am in the process of transitioning from a "traditional" DBA to an "internet" DBA. This book has helped me enormously in understanding the various issues and solutions related to using Oracle with the Web. Each chapter of the book is packed with valuable information. The author does a great job in explaining the issues involved in such projects ...