Burleson D. Physical Database Design Using Oracle

AUERBACH PUBLICATIONS, 2005. - 264 p. - ISBN: 0-8493-1817-3.The evolution of the Oracle database has led to a revolution of design practices. As of Oracle Database 10g, the database physical structures have
become more complex than ever before and database designers face a plethora of physical ways to implement the logical models.The purpose of this book is to correlate the logical data model with the physical implementation structures provided by Oracle Corporation. Oracle Database 10g offers object-oriented data structures, pure relational data structures as well as specialized data structures such as index-organized tables. Given so many choices, Oracle designers must understand the appropriate use of each physical technology and how it maps to their logical data models.This book targets the practicing Oracle professional who already has exposure to basic Oracle database administration. It is my hope that this text provides you with the insights that you need to choose the appropriate physical model for your mission-critical application.