The Seven Deadly Habits of a DBA and How to Cure Them by Paul Vallee
Calling widespread bad habits in database administration "deadly" may seem extreme. However, when you consider the critical nature of most data, and just how damaging data loss or corruption can be to a corporation, "deadly" seems pretty dead-on. Although these habits are distressingly common... Watch out for DBA support software that presents friendly GUI interfaces for difficult tasks. ... This type of interface allows a beginner DBA to act as an intermediate DBA under certain circumstances, but simultaneously prevents that beginner from learning the actual skills behind the tasks.

Why Oracle RAC by Valerian Cardoza
Pre-RAC Let’s face it, today’s IT environments are in constant flux. Acquisitions, mergers, global economies, and the general unrest in the marketplace continually put stress on IT infrastructures. It has become increasingly difficult for IT organizations to predict, plan, and deploy proper... Oracle RAC is a special case and Vigilant will guide you through the maze, assisting in the selection process of hardware and software. ... Moving to RAC Now you may be saying to yourself, “Yes, I know about RAC and we are dedicated to building our Oracle RAC environment”.

Database Guru James F. Koopmann Reviews DBxtra Reporting and Query Tool by Rudolf Vanek
DBxtra is a powerful query and reporting tool that hides many of the complexity and technical expertise required for creating connections to disperse data sources, building queries, designing reports, and delivery information throughout an enterprise or to your customer base. ... We have more then 10 years experience in developing database software tools and ERP software for the small and medium sized company. ... While I have years of experience as a DBA, analyst, developer, and data modeler I honestly try to block all that information out of my mind to “feel” what it would be like to...