Who Should Read This Book

This book is for anyone who has to work with Oracle Database 10g. Primarily written for database administrators, it caters to database architects as well as developers who would like to know how this new version affects their enterprise and their applications. The chapters are replete with examples and code that the authors themselves have used and tested so you can apply them confidently in a real-life situation.

This book, however, is not designed to act as an introductory book or even a comprehensive reference of new features in Oracle Database 10g. Only those features that are useful and have the most bang-for-the-buck in practical terms are listed and discussed. Such topics are covered in depth and, where warranted, additional sources for reading from manuals and MetaLink notes are recommended.