Re: Oracle GUI admin tool?

"Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> wrote in message news:towqc.11733$RM.541_at_edtnps89...
> David E. Grove wrote:
>
> > I will be the DBA, and have just started down
> > the path of learning the Oracle world
>
> Welcome aboard. This train will take you to an alternate universe!
>
> The biggest challenge for a DBA coming from other RDBMSs is understanding
> that Oracle doesn't work the same and that the development and DBA
> techniques are truly different for a very good reason.
>
> Step 1: learn the vocabulary of our world.

Thanks. I can already appreciate some of the significance of this advice. For instance, even the term "database"... :-(

>
> In many cases a familiar word has an unfamiliar meaning or has
implications
> that you need to consider. Assuming you are going Oracle9i or Oracle10g,
> two books to read:
>
> Oracle Essentials (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/oressentials3) and
>
> Oracle9i Database Concepts (http://docs.oracle.com > "Oracle9i Database
> Release 2 (9.2)" > "View Library" > "List of Books" > "Concepts"

OK. We are going 10g.

>
> Step 2: put on some thick skin.
>
> Some of the best resources are on this list and other lists identified at
> http://orafaq.com ... but we ain't necessarily the politest bunch around.

Thanks for the tip. I think I may have already observed some, shall we say, supporting empirical evidence.

>
> /Hans
Received on Wed May 19 2004 - 11:40:58 CDT