[apologies to those who may have seen this twice; I guess I too need to
get used to pressing the "Reply-All" button...]
Yeah, well... You know the old saying "You can't judge a book by its
cover"...
On the other hand, judging a book by its author, or its publisher, or
even its reviewer, is a whole different kettle of fish, isn't it?
That said (and preposterous-sounding reviewer comments aside) the book
in question *could* provide readers (like me) who know little about
Streams with a comparatively painless introduction to the subject. Just
based on the reviewers comments though, (and recognising that the
reviewer was also an editor) I'd be darned sure to read the thing with a
"grain of salt" and head straight off to the reference material once I
finished the book...
As for the comments about RAC vs. Streams, well, I *do* know some quite
well-regarded people who consider DataGuard to be a substitute for RAC.
Although I personally disagree with that view, I *do* respect it. So,
if such a view is valid (or at least "respectable") for DataGuard, then
/maybe/ its not out of the question to extend it to Streams... [Why on
Earth am I defending this?!?!!]
Perhaps I *should* read this book. But I still not going to /buy/ it.
Maybe I'll be able to find it in a public library some day. Or a
"clearance" bin. ;-)
Cheers, -- Mark.
Pete Sharman wrote:
Dunno about the book, but you're right to question the comment on Streams vs. RAC. Streams is not a replacement for RAC and never will be. The two technologies solve totally different problems.
Pete
"Controlling developers is like herding cats."
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Bruce Pihlamae, long-term Oracle DBA
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*From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Alex Gorbachev
*Sent:* Saturday, 12 November 2005 8:42 AM
*To:* Oracle-L Freelists
*Subject:* "Oracle Streams" by Madhu Tumma
Hi all,
Is this one good?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0974599352/103-0891699-0877465?v=glance&n=283155&n=507846&s=books&v=glance <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0974599352/103-0891699-0877465?v=glance&n=283155&n=507846&s=books&v=glance>
I can see the review from Mr. Burleson who was apparently an editor as well (well, expected for Rampant Press).
The comment seem a bit odd to me:
As the editor for this book I was able to read the in-depth utility of Oracle Streams and see how it is going to be a super-hot technology. Oracle Streams is a great replacement for the older standby-database technology and it's is also a great alternative to Oracle RAC clusters.
Best of all, Oracle Streams is a great way to set-up a disaster recovery server, and also use the server for traffic. Tumma did an exceptional job on this book and I highly recommend it for anyone considering failover or disaster recovery solutions.
Madhu's text goes far-beyond the nuts-and-bolts and he shares real-world secrets and techniques for using Oracle Streams in a mission-critical environment. If you need to understand high-speed Oracle replication, this is a must-have book.
I am really surpised to consider Oracle Streams anywhere close to replacement of RAC. I am also quite skeptical to that it's an appropriate solution for DR... well, maybe... maybe...
Anyway, I promised that two books from this Sir are the last ones that I have on my bookshelf (one of them was only edited by him though).
No surprise on this one:
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Is there an alternative reading (besides manuals) on Oracle Streams? I would buy this one but after few recent notes/blogs from some prominent authors I am kind of reassured that it might be just loosing my time. Or maybe this one is good to have?
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Best regards,
Alex Gorbachev
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