The database administrator (DBA) plays a key role in the data management process. The DBA is the scriptwriter and director in the design, implementation and maintenance of database structures; and is partly responsible for setting up and maintaining a high-performance database system. This course therefore offers a thorough technical and logical overview of the Oracle database management system. The training is primarily aimed at (starting) application DBAs.

This course:

• gives you a clear overview of the various tasks of an Oracle DBA;
• provide a detailed overview of the Oracle instance and database structures, and how to manage them;
• provides a thorough technical overview of the physical and logical structure of the applicational Oracle objects;
• provides an overview of the standard tools and utilities to monitor and manage these objects;
• indicates how to set up these objects with a view to security.

• The Oracle system:

  instances • databases • overview

• Physical structure of Oracle objects:

  files • segments • extents • blocks

• Logical structure of Oracle objects:

  databases • table spaces • rollback segments • tables • partitions • views • synonyms • indexes • object dependent

• Management of Oracle objects:

  Oracle catalog views • use of the catalog for monitoring • reorganisation techniques

• Access control:

  creation of new users • creation of 'roles' • characteristics and control on the given privileges • set-up of scenarios

• Backup and recovery procedures:

  introductory concepts

• Oracle utilities:

  import/export • loader • utilities for the calculation of statistics and object validation • scenarios

Live instructor-led training, with plenty of opportunities for hands-on exercises and discussion

Delivered as a live, interactive training: available in-person or online, or in a hybrid format. 
Training can be implemented in English, Dutch, or French.
If interested in organising this training internally, get in touch with us; we can even customise it to meet your specific needs.

Some familiarity with Oracle as relational database system, with the application development process, and with SQL (see Oracle fundamentals course and SQL and relational databases fundamentals).

Database administrators (junior role); other users who perform part of the DBA's duties; application developers in a DevOps environment; Oracle system administrators who want to gain insight into the logical Oracle object structures.