here<\/a>, including the follow-up comments. Personally, I thought the technical content was high, other than the odd chapter that felt a little light and packed with screenshots, as Jason highlighted. I would say about 2\/3 of the chapters were more than technical enough for me, a sign that some of the ASM development team were involved. but others didn’t seem to have the same depth; Chapter 9 for example. Maybe it’s because of the multiple authors? <\/p>\nI particularly liked the occasional O\/S-specific hints (which are useful if you move between different operating systems as part of your work), the introduction to storage technology (which I can see being useful to new DBAs) and the technical details in the latter chapters that Jason highlighted, including the destruction of various ASM myths. Chapter 12 also raises, discusses and answers some of the organisational obstructions to implementing ASM in the type of large companies I usually work for. I’m convinced these are the main reason for the lack of ASM take-up I’ve witnessed, so maybe I’ll carry a copy of the book around to future sites, in case it helps with those arguments.<\/p>\n
All-in-all, a worthwhile book from my perspective and one that I’ll actually be keeping and can see myself referring back to occasionally. I’d recommend it, particularly if you have a passing interest in ASM and want to know more about how it works.<\/p>\n
P.S. I also liked the Hitchiker’s Guide and Spinal Tap references 😉<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[Disclaimer – this is a review of a free copy I received from Oracle Press in the UK] Well, it turned out that I had requested the ASM book (or “Oracle Automatic Storage Management: Under-the-Hood & Practical Deployment Guide“, to give it it’s full title) as one to review. 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