SUMMARY

This chapter was a quick philosophical overview of where this book is headed. It
stressed the book’s philosophy that it should focus on the Oracle DBA job itself. The
Oracle relational database management system (RDBMS) was the initial product
offering and is at the center of most Oracle product installations. It also was the first
of many discussions in this book where you will explore a variety of options as
opposed to one simple path. With the wide range of hardware platforms, versions,
and user environments, it is impossible to lay out one simple “cookbook” approach
to Oracle database administration. Instead, you will learn the key principles of
being a DBA and working with Oracle that should allow you to find the correct path
in your own particular world. Now, onto the rest of the book!