5 Best-Selling Oracle ASM Books Millions Trust

Drawing from their extensive expertise with Oracle cloud storage solutions, Nitin Vengurlekar and Prasad Bagal offer a hands-on manual for setting up and managing Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) within cloud environments. You’ll understand how to prepare hardware, configure disk groups, and optimize storage allocation, alongside mastering database creation and administration in a consolidated cloud setting. This book suits database administrators and cloud architects aiming to build scalable, secure, and highly available storage infrastructures using Oracle ASM. For example, the chapters on encryption and failover mechanisms provide concrete steps to safeguard data against breaches and downtime.

Charles Kim and Nitin Vengurlekar bring decades of Oracle expertise to this focused guide on Oracle ASM 12c, a critical component for managing database storage efficiently. Their combined 48 years of experience shines through in practical command-line examples tailored for both newcomers and seasoned database administrators. You’ll find clear syntax for ASM 11g Release 2 and 12c alongside real-world tips for handling single-instance and clustered RAC environments. This pocket reference is especially useful if you want a concise, hands-on tool to streamline ASM administration without wading through unnecessary theory. It’s a solid fit if you manage Oracle databases and need a dependable quick-reference resource.

This tailored book delves into Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) through a lens that aligns directly with your unique challenges and aspirations. It explores battle-tested ASM methods that have proven effective across diverse real-world environments, focusing on your specific interests and experience level. By weaving together widely recognized practices with customized insights, this book ensures you gain a nuanced understanding of ASM features, configuration, and performance tuning tailored to your needs. The personalized approach enables concentrated learning, addressing your particular goals in storage management, high availability, and database optimization. This focused study invites you to master ASM concepts and apply dependable methods that consistently deliver results in your context.

What happens when deep Oracle database expertise meets hands-on learning? Arun Kumar, leveraging his extensive experience with Oracle Data Guard and ASM, delivers a focused manual on implementing Data Guard environments practically rather than theoretically. You’ll explore everything from setting up physical and logical standby databases to mastering switchover, failover, and client failover techniques—all essential for maintaining high availability. Detailed chapters on Active Data Guard, Snapshot standby, and Data Guard Broker extend your toolkit, while bonus content on RMAN and rolling upgrades addresses critical maintenance tasks. This book is ideal if you need a clear, exercise-driven approach to managing Oracle Data Guard with ASM, especially in real-world setups.

Millions have turned to this book to prepare for Oracle DBA interviews, finding its extensive collection of over 250 questions and answers invaluable. Arun Kumar, Piyush Ranjan, and Prem Kumar bring together a focused resource covering critical Oracle database administration topics—from Oracle ASM and RAC to Performance Tuning and Data Guard. You’ll gain clear insights into Oracle Architecture and migration strategies, helping you anticipate and confidently answer complex questions. This book suits those aiming to deepen practical knowledge for technical interviews or sharpen their grasp on essential Oracle DBA tasks.

What started as a need to demystify Oracle 19c’s ASM led Arun Kumar and his co-authors to craft a guide that carefully balances foundational knowledge with advanced techniques. You’ll gain a clear grasp of ASM’s architecture, including intricate details about redundancy levels and diskgroup management, supported by practical assignments like migrating from non-ASM to ASM setups. This book is especially suited for database administrators aiming to deepen their expertise in Oracle 19c ASM, whether setting up new environments or optimizing existing ones. The authors avoid fluff, instead focusing on delivering tangible skills that you can apply directly in your day-to-day database management tasks.

This tailored book explores Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) through a personalized 30-day plan, designed to accelerate your ASM skills efficiently. It covers foundational ASM concepts, disk group management, redundancy settings, and performance tuning, all focused on your individual background and goals. By emphasizing customization, it matches your existing expertise and targets the aspects of ASM you want to master, providing clear, focused guidance to achieve rapid improvements. The book examines practical steps for ASM setup, troubleshooting, and advanced features, weaving together widely validated knowledge with your specific interests. This personalized approach ensures you engage deeply with Oracle ASM topics that matter most to you, making your learning process more effective and directly applicable.