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SEBASTOPOL, CA--O'Reilly's
Oracle Parallel
Processing is the first
book to comprehensively distinguish the complete range of parallel
processing capabilities in the Oracle8 and Oracle 8i environments. As
enterprise databases continue to grow exponentially, and internet sites
are accessed by increasingly vast numbers of users, such growth strains
the ability of single-processor and single-computer systems to handle
the load. More and more, organizations are turning to parallel
processing technologies to give them the performance, scalability, and
reliability they need.
Parallel processing involves dividing a large computer task into
several smaller ones, and then working on each of the smaller tasks
simultaneously. The goal of this divide-and-conquer approach is to
complete the larger task in less time than it would have taken to do in
one large chunk. Oracle Parallel Processing is the first book to
describe the full range of parallel processing capabilities in the
Oracle environment, which supports a number of parallel architectures,
products, and features.
The book's organization lays the groundwork for successful Oracle
parallel processing, with sections that outline the major implications
of the technology and its details:
- Parallel processing overview--What are its features, benefits, and
pitfalls? Who needs it and who doesn't? What features does Oracle
provide, and what are their requirements and overhead implications? The
authors take a close look at these issues and present the various
parallel architectures (Symmetric Multiprocessing or SMP, Massively
Parallel Processing or MPP, clustered systems, and Non Uniform Memory
Access or NUMA).
- Parallel execution--Oracle supports a variety of parallel execution
features in the database. The book shows how to use, administer, and
tune all of these features: query, data loading, Data Manipulation
Language (DML), object creation, recovery, replication propagation, and
function execution.
- Oracle Parallel Server--Oracle also provides the extra-cost OPS
option that makes it possible to spread work over multiple CPUs and
multiple nodes. The book addresses requirements, administration,
monitoring, tuning, and recovery issues.
If you're managing a large database, a database with a large number of
concurrent users, or a database with high availability
requirements-such as a heavily trafficked e-commerce site--Oracle Parallel Processing will
provide the ultimate knowledge needed to
leverage Oracle8 and Oracle8i parallel processing features. As noted by
Ken Jacobs, vice president of Product Strategy for Oracle Server
Technologies, "The in-depth and comprehensive treatment of Oracle's
parallel processing technology makes this book a keeper for every
serious database professional."
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