Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
This collection showcases Alabama's quirkiest people, places, and things, offering a humorous and offbeat perspective on the state's unique culture. Perfect for residents and trivia enthusiasts, it presents a delightful blend of local anecdotes and eccentricities, making it an entertaining read for those who appreciate the lighter side of Alabama.
Perl is a very powerful tool for Oracle database administrators, but too few DBAs realize how helpful Perl can be in managing, monitoring, and tuning Oracle databases. Whether you're responsible for Oracle9i, Oracle8i, or earlier databases, you'll find Perl an invaluable addition to your database administration arsenal. You don't need to be a Perl expert to use the excellent applications and scripts described in Perl for Oracle DBAs. The book explains what you need to know about Perl, provides a wealth of ready-to-use scripts developed especially for Oracle DBAs, and suggests many resources for further exploration. The book The book also explains how Oracle DBAs and developers can extend the toolkit and solve their own database administration problems using Perl.
This text ties together the commercial world of Oracle and the free-wheeling world of open source software. It describes nearly 100 open source tools, from the widely applied to the Oracle-specific. It shows how to obtain the software and how to adapt it to best advantage.