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Managing Storage with Oracle

by Agaba Philip

The Oracle database is one of the most popular relational database management systems in the world. This course teaches you the basics of storage management in Oracle, including segment deferment, table compression, and resumable space allocation.

What you'll learn

A thorough knowledge of Oracle’s storage hierarchy is necessary for successful administration of the Oracle database.

In this course, Managing Storage with Oracle, you will learn the skills you need to manage Oracle’s logical storage components.

First, you will learn about the logical and physical storage hierarchy.

Next, you will explore segment creation, extent allocation, and space management within allocated blocks.

Finally, you will learn how to save space by compressing data.

By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of storage management in Oracle and the knowledge to help you mitigate space wastage in your Oracle systems, as well as reduce space related failures to a minimum.

About the author

I got my start in IT administrating an Oracle 10g database on Red Hat Linux. I've come a long way since and have used Linux everyday since 2012 both personally and professionally. As an independent consultant, I'm currently responsible for no less than forty Oracle databases running on Windows and Red Hat Servers. Perhaps the only thing I love almost as much as Linux is the Cloud and the many opportunities it provides. Linux has opened a lot of doors for me, and teaching it is my favorite pas... more

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