Introductory Oracle Resource Thread

Hi Rob - You hit the nail in the head. Yes; we naturally assume a knowledge baseline, but honestly even if you have some basic knowledge it can vary widely specially to topics like Oracle or SAP. These companies carry a massive portfolio of products; and you may or may not be aware of the basics around certain products. Well; I am new to EMC and it's amazing how many products we have!

Great link; I am sure to check it out. Also something I would recommend/request is tips around available trainings at edu.corp.emc.com for Oracle and SAP. We have some good stuff there, but I think we can have more, from begginners to expert level.

Greetings!

Here's a tutorial about block sizes and how Oracle handles them in various contexts.  It also talks a bit about determining the block size in use - something that's super handy for us in the storage field.  I will admit that it's not exactly a "beginner's" tutorial but it is so relevant to this community that I couldn't pass up sharing the link.  It's entitled "Understanding 4KB Sector Support for Oracle Files".  Read it here:  http://www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/article.php/3922826/article.htm.

R.

Thanks, Everton!  Good news for you:  The Everything SAP at EMC community will be available soon and likely I'll be doing the same thing there.  Oh, and you're right.  A list of Oracle training available from EMCU along with commentary on the class is a great idea.  Look for that shortly.

R.

Great! Keep me posted on the SAP Community. I will definitely join you folks there as well!

Everton,

The Everything SAP at EMC community is public now.  Here's the link:  https://community.emc.com/community/connect/sap_eco?view=overview

R

Great! Joining in right now!!! Thanks!

Oh!  There's a Microsoft one that I neglected to mention as well.

Rob

Hey, Mike!

The Everything Microsoft at EMC community hasn't been released publically yet so folks may still received "unauthorized" notices.

But don't worry!  We're watching it and as soon as it's live we'll let everyone know.

R.

https://community.emc.com/blogs/rob.tacey

Hi All,

When you get a chance,  check out the Microsoft thread here

https://community.emc.com/community/connect/everything_microsoft?view=overview

Greetings!

Here's another introductory resource for Oracle.  It's a collection of tutorials on how to perform basic tasks in Oracle.  It's really fundamental but it provides a good run down of the syntax of commands within Oracle and how to perform some of the most common tasks.  Here's the link:  http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Oracle/Oracle-Database-Fundamentals/

R.

Rob, Team - Any tip around Oracle 11g Home Lab? I am planning to install 11g on my VMware Home Lab; just to play around with 11g in general, also explore RAC. I wonder if anyone could give me a tip about this.

My main intention is literally to install the system; see some of the parameters around block sizing. Install RAC to see how it works, etc.... I am not planning to become a DBA; just would like to speak more inteligently with some customers.

Thanks!

Hey, Everton!

I posted a new thread for this at https://community.emc.com/thread/124576.  Let me know what you think.

R.

I just received an email from a coworker with some additional Oracle Intro resources.  Here they are:

http://www.oracle-base.com

http://www.databasejournal.com/features/oracle/

http://asktom.oracle.com

Thanks, Allan!

R.