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Oracle Database 11g: New Features for DBAs and Developers

by Sam R. Alapati, Charles Kim

November 2007

Intermediate to advanced

630 pages

17h 38m

English

Apress

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Change ManagementEnhanced Database AutomationPerformance ManagementEnhanced Fault Diagnosis CapabilityData Guard EnhancementsStorage Management ImprovementsGeneral Database ManagementEnhanced SecurityApplication ImprovementsPartitioning New FeaturesHigh-Availability EnhancementsAdvanced Compression
New Features in Server InstallationInstalling Oracle Database 11gNew Features in Database CreationUpgrading to Oracle Database 11gReal Application TestingDatabase Software Patching
The Fault Diagnosability InfrastructureInvestigating and Resolving ProblemsDatabase Health ChecksData Recovery AdvisorImprovements in Handling Data Corruption
Database AutomationFlashback-Related New FeaturesDatabase Administration New FeaturesSQL*Plus New FeaturesOnline Application MaintenanceOracle Advanced Table Compression OptionEnterprise Manager New FeaturesOracle Scheduler New Features

SQL and PL/SQL Performance EnhancementsNew Result Caching FunctionalityAutomatic SQL TuningOptimizer and Statistics Collection EnhancementsPerformance-Related Changes in Database Control
Enterprise Database Security ConcernsTablespace EncryptionEnterprise Manager IntegrationUTL_ Package Network Access ManagementOracle Advanced Security FeaturesOracle Call Interface Enhancements
Enhanced Block Media RecoveryRMAN Management EnhancementsActive (Network-Based) Database DuplicationRecovery Catalog ManagementEnhanced RMAN Integration with Data Guard
API EnhancementsCompression EnhancementsEncryptionReusing a Dump FileRemapping DataRemapping a TableExport and Import of PartitionsIgnoring ErrorsExternal Tables Based on Data Pump
Synchronous CaptureCombined Capture and ApplyPerformance AdvisorStreams TopologyDBMS_COMPARISON for "Compare and Repair"Splitting and Merging of a DestinationUsability Improvements
Automated Storage ManagementASM UpgradeASM Preferred Readsasmcmd CommandsMetadata Backup and RestoreOracle Direct NFS
Active Physical Standby Database DuplicationReal-Time Query StandbySnapshot StandbyUsing the Physical Standby for Rolling UpgradesLogical Standby: SQL ApplyData Guard Broker
New PL/SQL FeaturesNew Trigger FeaturesXML DB ImprovementsApplication Express (APEX) EnhancementsPHP Support EnhancementsJava Enhancements
Next-Generation LOBsData Warehousing New FeaturesPartitioningOracle Multimedia

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CHAPTER 12Data Warehousing

One of the primary focal points of Oracle Database 11g is to change the perception of how to utilize the database for content management. Typically, third-party applications are used to manage content within the database. Traditionally, the database served as a repository of metadata for content management. Oracle Database 11g provides tremendous improvements in the world of LOBs to fortify the native content management capabilities of Oracle Database.

To meet ever-demanding mission-critical business requirements, more and more Fortune 500 companies store their documents and images in the database. For example, corporate documents/images can be in the form of PDF, JPG/TIFF, or PNG. Even with Oracle Database 10g, large ...