For those who have eagerly anticipated the release of Oracle 11g or awaited it with dread, authors Rick Greenwald, Robert Stackowiak, and Jonathan Stern have drilled down to the essential information about this important new version and presented it in the latest edition of their bestselling Oracle Essentials. The book provides an enormous amount of information in a compact, easy-to-read volume filled with focused text, illustrations, and helpful hints.

In addition to covering the key points of installing, using, and getting the most from an Oracle database, the book dives into the latest Oracle Database 11g features: query result set caching, Automatic Memory Management, Real Application Testing, Advanced Compression, Total Recall, Active Data Guard Option Options, as well as changes to earlier features. It’s the one reference Oracle users will turn to again and again.