Re: DB2 DBA wants to learn Oracle

There will be many fine suggestions for recommended reading

My suggestion, especially for potential converts, is O'Reilly's "Oracle Essentials" (see http://oracle.oreilly.com for details). This is a high level book that cuts across the whole product line and presernts all the terminology at the level that will make the Oracle docco a reasonable read. (I've given that to a number of manager, ex-SQL Server gurus who wanted to convert, and comp sci students who wanted a quick start - all with good success.)

But - the first place is to print a list of the documents & titles (I like the list from 'Show All Books' on OTN.) And then dive into the database Concepts Manual.

I understand they went out of business, but Wrox' "Expert One on One" by Tom Kyte is mandatory - get onto Amazon and snag a copy while supplies last! (Anything by Tom is mandatory)

/Hans

dotyet wrote:

> Hey,
>
> I am a DB2 DBA and now I also want to learn oracle 9i. i am already in
> possession of the oracle documentation. it's just that oracle is a
> gigantic ship and I am not clear where to board it from. any pointers
> as to where to start from will be a big help.
>
> my environment is oracle 9i 9.0.1 (i guess this is the correct release
> number?????) and redhat linux 7.3
>
> i have already installed oracle on this machine and have created a
> user for my self.
>
> thanks,
> dotyet
Received on Thu May 22 2003 - 09:23:34 CDT