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Jan 10, 2012 | No Comments
Expert Oracle and Java Security: Programming Secure Oracle Database Applications with Java provides resources that every Java and Oracle database application programmer needs to ensure that they have guarded the security of the data and identities entrusted to them. You’ll learn to consider potential vulnerabilities, and to apply best practices in secure Java and PL/SQL coding. Author David Coffin shows how to develop code to encrypt data in transit and at rest, to accomplish single sign-on with Oracle proxy connections, to generate and distribute two-factor authentication tokens from the Oracle server using pagers, cell phones (SMS), and e-mail, and to securely store and distribute Oracle application passwords. Early chapters lay the foundation for effective security in an Oracle/Java environment. Each of the later chapters brings example code to a point where it may be applied as-is to address application security issues. Templates for applications are also provided to help you bring colleagues up to the same secure application standards. If you are less familiar with either Java or Oracle PL/SQL, you will not be left behind; all the concepts in this book are introduced as to a novice and addressed as to an expert. Helps you protect against data loss, identity theft, SQL injection, and address spoofing Provides techniques for encryption on network and disk, code obfuscation and wrap, database hardening, single sign-on and two-factor Provides what database administrators need to know about secure password distribution, Java secure programming, Java stored procedures, secure application roles in Oracle, logon triggers, database design, various connection pooling schemes, and much more Download ebook: Expert Oracle and Java Security: Programming Secure Oracle Database Applications With Java If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Jan 7, 2012 | No Comments
Administer a fully integrated application management framework across your enterprise using the detailed information contained in this Oracle Press guide. Managing Oracle Fusion Applications first explains key principles and then logically groups utilities into practical, ready-to-use toolboxes. Learn how to build lifecycle models, deliver dynamic business intelligence, optimize performance, mitigate risk, and integrate the latest Web 2.0 and social networking features. Compliance, security, and testing techniques are also covered in this comprehensive resource. Understand the components and architecture of Oracle Fusion Applications Plan, develop, and implement an effective application management plan Resolve reliability issues with Oracle Enterprise Manager Configure and deploy applications from the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console Adjust run-time parameters using Java Management Extensions and MBeans Generate and distribute reports using Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Establish solid user authentication, access control, and data protection policies Work with Oracle Fusion Governance, Risk, and Compliance Intelligence Download ebook: Managing Oracle Fusion Applications If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Jan 4, 2012 | No Comments
Oracle BI Publisher 11g (formerly XML Publisher) enables the creation, management and delivery of various reports, making it a desirable tool for any company to achieve the best image of your resources. This book offers practical application of BIP functionality for improving your ability to design and deliver quality reports just when they are needed. “Oracle BI Publisher 11g: A Practical Guide to Enterprise Reporting” is an applicable guide for using Oracle BIP from the perspective of a report developer, helping you to utilize the tool from simple to complex report design. You can take advantage of both the existing functionality of BIP 10g, as well as a special emphasis on the new 11g features. This guide will take you on a tour of Oracle BI Publisher 11g, beginning with a description of the new 11g functionality. You’ll continue by learning from a range of step-by-step procedures for building Data Models, Layout Templates and report configurations, packed with screenshots to help you along. Finally, you’ll tackle themes like integration with Oracle EBS, Oracle report migration, and report translations. By the end of “Oracle BI Publisher 11g: A Practical Guide to Enterprise Reporting”, you’ll be equipped with all you need to know to produce complex reports detailing your company’s data. Download ebook: Oracle BI Publisher 11g: A Practical Guide to Enterprise Reporting If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Jan 4, 2012 | No Comments
Oracle BI Publisher 11g (formerly XML Publisher) enables the creation, management and delivery of various reports, making it a desirable tool for any company to achieve the best image of your resources. This book offers practical application of BIP functionality for improving your ability to design and deliver quality reports just when they are needed. “Oracle BI Publisher 11g: A Practical Guide to Enterprise Reporting” is an applicable guide for using Oracle BIP from the perspective of a report developer, helping you to utilize the tool from simple to complex report design. You can take advantage of both the existing functionality of BIP 10g, as well as a special emphasis on the new 11g features. This guide will take you on a tour of Oracle BI Publisher 11g, beginning with a description of the new 11g functionality. You’ll continue by learning from a range of step-by-step procedures for building Data Models, Layout Templates and report configurations, packed with screenshots to help you along. Finally, you’ll tackle themes like integration with Oracle EBS, Oracle report migration, and report translations. By the end of “Oracle BI Publisher 11g: A Practical Guide to Enterprise Reporting”, you’ll be equipped with all you need to know to produce complex reports detailing your company’s data. Download ebook: Oracle BI Publisher 11g: A Practical Guide to Enterprise Reporting If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Jan 3, 2012 | No Comments
MongoDB in Action introduces you to MongoDB and the document-oriented database model. This perfectly paced book provides both the big picture you’ll need as a developer and enough low-level detail to satisfy a system engineer. Numerous examples will help you develop confidence in the crucial area of data modeling. You’ll also love the deep explanations of each feature, including replication, auto-sharding, and deployment This book is written for developers. No MongoDB or NoSQL experience required. Download ebook: MongoDB in Action If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Nov 3, 2011 | No Comments
Throughout history, advances in technology have come in spurts. A single great idea can often spur rapid change as the idea takes hold and is propagated, often in totally unexpected directions. Exadata embodies such a change in how we think about and manage relational databases. The key change lies in the concept of offloading SQL processing to the storage layer. That concept is a huge win, and its implementation in the form of Exadata is truly a game changer. Expert Oracle Exadata will give you a look under the covers at how the combination of hardware and software that comprise Exadata actually work. Authors Kerry Osborne , Randy Johnson , and Tanel Põder share their real-world experience, gained through multiple Exadata implementations with the goal of opening up the internals of the Exadata platform. This book is intended for readers who want to understand what makes the platform tick and for whom—”how” it does what it is does is as important as what it does. By being exposed to the features that are unique to Exadata, you will gain an understanding of the mechanics that will allow you to fully benefit from the advantages that the platform provides. Will changes the way you think about managing SQL performance and processing Provides a roadmap to laying out the Exadata platform to best support your existing systems Dives deeply into the internals, removing the “black box” mystique and showing how Exadata actually works Download ebook: Expert Oracle Exadata If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Oct 26, 2011 | No Comments
A hands-on guide to leveraging NoSQL databases NoSQL databases are an efficient and powerful tool for storing and manipulating vast quantities of data. Most NoSQL databases scale well as data grows. In addition, they are often malleable and flexible enough to accommodate semi-structured and sparse data sets. This comprehensive hands-on guide presents fundamental concepts and practical solutions for getting you ready to use NoSQL databases. Expert author Shashank Tiwari begins with a helpful introduction on the subject of NoSQL, explains its characteristics and typical uses, and looks at where it fits in the application stack. Unique insights help you choose which NoSQL solutions are best for solving your specific data storage needs. Professional NoSQL: Demystifies the concepts that relate to NoSQL databases, including column-family oriented stores, key/value databases, and document databases. Delves into installing and configuring a number of NoSQL products and the Hadoop family of products. Explains ways of storing, accessing, and querying data in NoSQL databases through examples that use MongoDB, HBase, Cassandra, Redis, CouchDB, Google App Engine Datastore and more. Looks at architecture and internals. Provides guidelines for optimal usage, performance tuning, and scalable configurations. Presents a number of tools and utilities relating to NoSQL, distributed platforms, and scalable processing, including Hive, Pig, RRDtool, Nagios, and more. Download ebook: Professional NoSQL If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Oct 25, 2011 | No Comments
This book follows a tutorial-based approach that will provide you with step-by-step instructions to configure and implement a robust planning, budgeting, and forecasting solution. Each chapter provides clear instructions and detailed screenshots, as you approach a new facet of the Hyperion Planning environment. If you want to successfully implement Oracle Hyperion Planning solutions, then this book is for you. Familiarity with Oracle Essbase and OLAP would be beneficial but is not essential. While the book is intended for beginners, even experienced Planning developers and users will benefit from this book. Download ebook: Getting Started with Oracle Hyperion Planning 11 If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Oct 23, 2011 | No Comments
To help you navigate the large number of new data tools available, this guide describes 60 of the most recent innovations, from NoSQL databases and MapReduce approaches to machine learning and visualization tools. Descriptions are based on first-hand experience with these tools in a production environment. This handy glossary also includes a chapter of key terms that help define many of these tool categories: NoSQL Databases —Document-oriented databases using a key/value interface rather than SQL MapReduce —Tools that support distributed computing on large datasets Storage —Technologies for storing data in a distributed way Servers —Ways to rent computing power on remote machines Processing —Tools for extracting valuable information from large datasets Natural Language Processing —Methods for extracting information from human-created text Machine Learning —Tools that automatically perform data analyses, based on results of a one-off analysis Visualization —Applications that present meaningful data graphically Acquisition —Techniques for cleaning up messy public data sources Serialization —Methods to convert data structure or object state into a storable format Download ebook: Big Data Glossary If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Sep 28, 2011 | No Comments
Get straight to the point of database processing. Database Processing reflects a new teaching method that gets readers straight to the point with its thorough and modern presentation of database processing fundamentals. The twelfth edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest software. Download Here If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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