Preface
Review the following topics to:
- Discover how you can use this document to learn about Oracle Globally Distributed Database
- Get accessibility information for this document
- See a list of related documents that may help you design, develop, deploy, and manage your Oracle Globally Distributed Database environment
- Learn about typographic conventions used in this document
Audience
This document was written with a wide variety of audiences in mind. System and application architects can use it to evaluate Oracle Globally Distributed Database suitability for their requirements. IT managers can scope out the work needed to implement a distributed database for proof of concept and production deployments. Database administrators can find information to help them deploy and maintain a distributed database. Application developers can learn about any code changes for using Oracle Globally Distributed Database. Finally, business analysts can use this document as a guide to figure out costing for an Oracle Globally Distributed Database implementation.
Documentation Accessibility
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Related Documents
The following publications may be of particular interest to you:
- Oracle Database Install and Upgrade
- Oracle Database Administrator’s Guide
- Oracle Data Guard Concepts and Administration
- Oracle Data Guard Broker
- Oracle Database Global Data Services Concepts and Administration Guide
- Oracle Database JDBC Developer’s Guide
- Oracle Universal Connection Pool Developer’s Guide
- Oracle Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide
- Oracle Call Interface Developer's Guide
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