Running Applications on Oracle Exadata


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Maximize Application Performance on Oracle Exadata Written by an enterprise architect specializing in applications on Oracle's engineered systems, Running Applications on Oracle Exadata: Tuning Tips & Techniques reveals proven methods for configuring and tuning Oracle Exadata to achieve peak results from applications. You'll get complete details on application migration, consolidation, and administration. Deliverunparalleled enterprise application performance on Oracle Exadata using the best practices provided in this Oracle Press guide. Understand Oracle Exadata architecture, hardware components, and software features Achieve peak performance from online transaction processing (OLTP) systems Size Oracle Exadata for applications using comparative and predictive methods Migrate and consolidate applications to Oracle Exadata Monitor, manage, and administer all Oracle Exadata components to ensure high availability and performance Develop and implement a backup and recovery strategy Learn best practices for running applications on Oracle Exadata Code examples in the book are available for download at OraclePressBooks.com




Oracle Exadata Recipes


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Oracle Exadata Recipes takes an example-based, problem/solution approach in showing how to size, install, configure, manage, monitor, optimize, and migrate Oracle database workloads on and to the Oracle Exadata Database Machine. Whether you’re an Oracle Database administrator, Unix/Linux administrator, storage administrator, network administrator, or Oracle developer, Oracle Exadata Recipes provides effective and proven solutions to accomplish a wide variety of tasks on the Exadata Database Machine. You can feel confident using the reliable solutions that are demonstrated in this book in your enterprise Exadata environment. Managing Oracle Exadata is unlike managing a traditional Oracle database. Oracle’s Exadata Database Machine is a pre-configured engineered system comprised of hardware and software, built to deliver extreme performance for Oracle Database workloads. Exadata delivers extreme performance by offering an optimally balanced hardware infrastructure with fast components at each layer of the engineered technology stack, as well as a unique set of Oracle software features designed to leverage the high-performing hardware infrastructure by reducing I/O demands. Let Oracle Exadata Recipes help you translate your existing Oracle Database knowledge into the exciting new growth area that is Oracle Exadata. Helps extend your Oracle Database skillset to the fast-growing, Exadata platform Presents information on managing Exadata in a helpful, example-based format Clearly explains unique Exadata software and hardware features What you’ll learn Install and configure Exadata Manage your Exadata hardware infrastructure Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues Manage smart scan and cell offload processing Take advantage of Hybrid Columnar Compression Deploy Smart Flash Cache and Smart Flash Logging Ensure the health of your Exadata environment Who this book is for Oracle Exadata Recipes is for Oracle Database administrators, Unix/Linux administrators, storage administrators, backup administrators, network administrators, and Oracle developers who want to quickly learn to develop effective and proven solutions without reading through a lengthy manual scrubbing for techniques. Readers in a hurry will appreciate the recipe format that sets up solutions to common tasks as the centerpiece of the book. Table of Contents Exadata Hardware Exadata Software How Oracle Works on Exadata Workload Qualification Sizing Exadata Preparing for Exadata Administration and Diagnostics Utilities Backup and Recovery Storage Administration Network Administration Patching and Upgrades Security Monitoring Exadata Storage Cells Host and Database Performance Monitoring Smart Scan and Cell Offload Hybrid Columnar Compression I/O Resource Management and Instance Caging Smart Flash Cache and Smart Flash Logging Storage Indexes Post-Installation Monitoring Tasks Post-Install Database Tasks




Expert Oracle Exadata


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Expert Oracle Exadata, 2nd Edition opens up the internals of Oracle's Exadata platform so that you can fully benefit from the most performant and scalable database hardware appliance capable of running Oracle Database. This edition is fully-updated to cover Exadata 5-2 and Oracle Database 12c. If you're new to Exadata, you'll soon learn that it embodies a change in how you think about and manage relational databases. A key part of that change lies in the concept of offloading SQL processing to the storage layer. In addition there is Oracle's engineering effort in creating a powerful platform for both consolidation and transaction processing. The resulting value proposition in the form of Exadata has truly been a game-changer. Expert Oracle Exadata, 2nd Edition provides a look at the internals and how the combination of hardware and software that comprise Exadata actually work. Authors include Martin Bach, Andy Colvin, and Frits Hoogland, with contributions from Karl Arao, and built on the foundation laid by Kerry Osborne, Randy Johnson, and Tanel Poder in the first edition. They share their real-world experience gained through a great many Exadata implementations, possibly more than any other group of experts today. Always their goal is toward helping you advance your career through success with Exadata in your own environment. This book is intended for readers who want to understand what makes the platform tick and for whom—"how" it does what it is does is as important as what it does. By being exposed to the features that are unique to Exadata, you will gain an understanding of the mechanics that will allow you to fully benefit from the advantages that the platform provides. This book changes how you think about managing SQL performance and processing. It provides a roadmap to successful Exadata implementation. And it removes the "black box" mystique. You'll learn how Exadata actually works and be better able to manage your Exadata engineered systems in support of your business. This book: Changes the way you think about managing SQL performance and processing Provides a roadmap to successful Exadata implementation Removes the "black box" mystique, showing how Exadata actually works




Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service: A Beginner's Guide


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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Quickly Get Up and Running on Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service Quickly install, configure, and start using Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service with the hands-on information contained in this comprehensive Oracle Press guide. Designed for easy learning, the book features real-world examples, detailed illustrations, and step-by-step instructions. Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service: A Beginner’s Guide walks you through the basics and shows you how to provision, create, and deploy databases. Basic system administration tasks, including data backup and recovery, software patching, and system updating, are clearly explained. Advanced monitoring and data compression techniques are also covered. Inside, you’ll discover how to: •Set up and configure Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service•Navigate the user interface•Work with tooling and CLIs•Deploy smart scans and storage indexes•Employ the latest compression techniques•Handle Oracle Exadata resource management•Administer Oracle Exadata Smart Flash Cache•Manage and monitor your Oracle Exadata Cloud Service•Migrate to Oracle Exadata Cloud Service TAG: For a complete list of Oracle Press titles, visit www.OraclePressBooks.com.




Migrating to the Cloud


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Migrating to the Cloud: Oracle Client/Server Modernization is a reference guide for migrating client/server applications to the Oracle cloud. Organized into 14 chapters, the book offers tips on planning, determining effort and budget, designing the Oracle cloud infrastructure, implementing the migration, and moving the Oracle cloud environment into production. Aside from Oracle application and database cloud offerings, the book looks at various tools and technologies that can facilitate migration to the cloud. It includes useful code snippets and step-by-step instructions in database migration, along with four case studies that highlight service enablement of DOS-based applications, Sybase to Oracle, PowerBuilder to APEX, and Forms to Java EE. Finally, it considers current challenges and future trends in cloud computing and client/server migration. This book will be useful to IT professionals, such as developers, architects, database administrators, IT project managers, and executives, in developing migration strategies and best practices, as well as finding appropriate solutions. - Focuses on Oracle architecture, Middleware and COTS business applications - Explains the tools and technologies necessary for your legacy migration - Gives useful information about various strategies, migration methodologies and efficient plans for executing migration projects




Oracle Exadata Expert's Handbook


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The Practical, Authoritative, 360-Degree Technical Guide to Oracle Exadata: From Setup to Administration, Optimization, Tuning, and Troubleshooting The blazingly fast Oracle Exadata Database Machine is being embraced by thousands of large-scale users worldwide: by governments, the military, enterprise organizations, cloud service providers, and anyone who needs extreme performance. Now, Oracle Exadata Expert’s Handbook provides authoritative guidance to running Oracle Exadata with maximum reliability, effectiveness, performance, and efficiency. Six renowned Oracle technology experts have brought together core technical information, experience, best practices, and insider tips in a concise reference. Covering both 11g and 12c versions of Oracle Exadata software, they deliver hands-on coverage of best practices, setup, migration, monitoring, administration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting. Whether you’re an Oracle Exadata DBA, DMA, architect, or manager, you need these insights. Get a 360-degree overview of the Oracle Exadata Database Machine Efficiently deploy RAC within the Oracle Exadata ecosystem Fully leverage Storage Cell’s extraordinary performance, via Offloading, Smart Scans, and Hybrid Columnar Compression Manage Exadata with OEM 12c: perform setup, configuration, asset/target discovery, and day-to-day administration Tune Oracle Exadata for even better performance Perform Exadata Backup/Recovery/DR with RMAN and Data Guard Migrate to Oracle Exadata from other platforms Use Oracle Exadata with the ZFS Storage Appliance Consolidate within the Exadata Database Cloud




Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata


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Maximize Oracle Exadata Capabilities Leverage all of the powerful features available in the Oracle Exadata Database Machine using the proven techniques inside this Oracle Press guide. Written by Oracle experts, Achieving Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata shows you how to take full advantage of this complete, optimized package of software, servers, and storage. Best practices for enterprise deployments, high availability, administration, backup and recovery, data warehousing, online transaction processing, consolidation, and migration are included in this authoritative resource. Take advantage of the tightly integrated hardware and software in the Oracle Exadata Database Machine Work with Oracle Exadata software features, including Smart Scans, Oracle Exadata Hybrid Columnar Compression, storage indexes, Oracle Exadata Smart Flash Cache, and I/O Resource Manager Understand Oracle Exadata Database Machine balanced hardware architecture Architect, administer, and monitor Oracle Exadata Storage Servers Deploy data warehouses on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine Run online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine Consolidate databases with and migrate databases to the Oracle Exadata Database Machine




Oracle Exadata Survival Guide


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Oracle Exadata Survival Guide is a hands-on guide for busy Oracle database administrators who are migrating their skill sets to Oracle's Exadata database appliance. The book covers the concepts behind Exadata, and the available configurations for features such as smart scans, storage indexes, Smart Flash Cache, hybrid columnar compression, and more. You'll learn about performance metrics and execution plans, and how to optimize SQL running in Oracle's powerful, new environment. The authors also cover migration from other servers. Oracle Exadata is fast becoming the standard for large installations such as those running data warehouse, business intelligence, and large-scale OLTP systems. Exadata is like no other platform, and is new ground even for experienced Oracle database administrators. The Oracle Exadata Survival Guide helps you navigate the ins and outs of this new platform, de-mystifying this amazing appliance and its exceptional performance. The book takes a highly practical approach, not diving too deeply into the details, but giving you just the right depth of information to quickly transfer your skills to Oracle's important new platform. Helps transfer your skills to the platform of the future Covers the important ground without going too deep Takes a practical and hands-on approach to everyday tasks




The Introduction to Private Cloud using Oracle Exadata and Oracle Database


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Private clouds allow for managing multiple databases under one roof, avoiding unnecessary resource management. Private cloud solutions can be applied in sectors such as healthcare, retail, and software. The Introduction to Private Cloud using Oracle Exadata and Oracle Database will explore the general architecture of private cloud databases with a focus on Oracle’s Exadata database machine. The book describes the private cloud using fundamental-level Exadata and database. Exadata has been Oracle’s pioneer product for almost a decade. In the last few years, Oracle has positioned Exadata for customers to consume as a cloud service. This book will provide a timely introduction to Exadata for current and potential Oracle customers and other IT professionals.




Oracle Cloud Infrastructure


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DESCRIPTION Public and enterprise clouds have forever changed the way enterprises build their applications. With access to seemingly unlimited resources, compute, and storage capacity businesses have started building and delivering application solutions at a never seen before pace. This book introduces the reader to OCI and many enterprise grade cloud-native services that OCI offers to businesses to help them build and enhance cloud-native applications to match the ever evolving customer requirements. The book begins with the basics of cloud computing and OCI, then moves to advanced topics like infrastructure as code, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless computing. Readers will learn to build and deploy scalable, resilient applications using OCI’s cloud-native services. The book also covers API management, event-driven architectures, and data solutions. With insights into no-code development and AI services, this guide helps developers leverage OCI to create innovative and efficient applications. The book is written in a manner that readers at every stage of their cloud learning path can benefit from the material and implement the knowledge gained with real world applications. KEY FEATURES ● Understand the basics of OCI. ● Introduction to cloud-native applications, their benefits and architecture. ● Utilize OCI cloud-native services to build applications for the cloud – in the cloud. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Master OCI fundamentals, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. ● Build cloud-native applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and serverless architecture. ● Effectively manage infrastructure with IaC, APIs, and event-driven patterns. ● Leverage AI, ML, and data solutions on OCI. ● Accelerate development with low-code/no-code tools and optimize application performance. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR The book is designed for students, application developers, architects and DevOps engineers who either are already familiar with cloud-native applications and cloud services or are just getting started on their cloud journey. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Overview and Getting Started 2. Introduction to Cloud-Native Applications 3. Cloud-Native Services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 4. Infrastructure as Code with OCI 5. Containers and Container Instances in OCI 6. OCI Container Registry 7. OCI Container Engine for Kubernetes 8. Serverless with OCI Functions 9. APIs and OCI API Gateway 10. OCI Events and Streaming Service 11. Low Code/No Code Platform in OCI 12. AI Services for Developers 13. Database Solutions Overview for Developers