Real World SQL and PL/SQL: Advice from the Experts

Master the Underutilized Advanced Features of SQL and PL/SQL

This hands-on guide from Oracle Press shows how to fully exploit lesser known but extremely useful SQL and PL/SQL features―and how to effectively use both languages together. Written by a team of Oracle ACE Directors, Real-World SQL and PL/SQL: Advice from the Experts features best practices, detailed examples, and insider tips that clearly demonstrate how to write, troubleshoot, and implement code for a wide variety of practical applications. The book thoroughly explains underutilized SQL and PL/SQL functions and lays out essential development strategies. Data modeling, advanced analytics, database security, secure coding, and administration are covered in complete detail.

Learn how to:

• Apply advanced SQL and PL/SQL tools and techniques
• Understand SQL and PL/SQL functionality and determine when to use which language
• Develop accurate data models and implement business logic
• Run PL/SQL in SQL and integrate complex datasets
• Handle PL/SQL instrumenting and profiling
• Use Oracle Advanced Analytics and Oracle R Enterprise
• Build and execute predictive queries
• Secure your data using encryption, hashing, redaction, and masking
• Defend against SQL injection and other code-based attacks
• Work with Oracle Virtual Private Database

Code examples in the book are available for download at www.MHProfessional.com.

TAG: For a complete list of Oracle Press titles, visit www.OraclePressBooks.com

Table of Contents

PART I The Importance of SQL, PL/SQL, and a Good Data Model
Chapter 1 Sql And Pl/Sql
Chapter 2 Expert Data Modeling And Implementing Business Logic

PART II Underutilized Advanced SQL Functionality
Chapter 3 Handling Advanced And Complex Data Sets
Chapter 4 Regular Expressions
Chapter 5 Edition-Based Redefinition

PART III Essential Everyday Advanced PL/SQL
Chapter 6 Running Pl/Sql From Sql
Chapter 7 Instrumenting And Profiling Pl/Sql
Chapter 8 Dynamic Sql
Chapter 9 Pl/Sql For Automation And Administration

PART IV Advanced Analytics
Chapter 10 In-Database Data Mining Using Oracle Data Mining
Chapter 11 Oracle R Enterprise
Chapter 12 Predictive Queries In Oracle 12C

PART V Database Security
Chapter 13 Redaction And Masking
Chapter 14 Encryption And Hashing
Chapter 15 Sql Injection And Code Security
Chapter 16 Fine Grained Access Control And Application Contexts