Links to Oracle Websites and Books

Books, software downloads and newsgroups.

Websites

Oracle Magazine - Code Archive collected by Oracle Magazine.
Oracle DBA - A collection of notes sourced from the Oracle newsgroups.
ixora - Questions with answers by Steve Adams, expert on Oracle internals.
Ask Tom - Tom answers Oracle questions, with a searchable archive of answers (blog).
Jonathan Lewis - Valuable insights from an expert on the Oracle database engine.
oracle.com/support - Oracle support services.
OraFAQ - Searchable message forums for SQL, RDBMS, Imp, Exp, Reports and many other Oracle related areas.
Oracle-Base - Examples and Scripts
Tim Onions.com - A DBA's tool chest of SQL scripts.
DatabaseAnswers - Data Models
Kevin Loney - Author of many Oracle books
HarmanResearch - Simple SQL Scripts for database administrators.
iherve.com - Articles and White Papers by Hervé Deschamps, Oracle Corporation.
dbazine.com - A magazine for database professionals.

docs.oracle.com - Documentation (pdf and html)
tahiti.oracle.com - Documentation Search Engine.
psoug.org - Morgan's library
Bobby-Tables - Preventing SQL Injection
technet.oracle.com - Oracle Technology Network - for DBA's and developers.
Security Alerts - Security updates from Oracle Corp

Recommended Books.

The official Oracle documentation set is the essential reference with all platform and version specific details.

Oracle Essentials: Oracle Database 11g
A detailed overview of the inner workings of the Oracle database.

Oracle Core: Essential Internals for DBAs and Developers
Essential information about Oracle Database internals that every database administrator needs for troubleshooting.

Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook by Kevin Loney & Bob Bryla 2007
DBA basics: RMAN, Oracle Data Guard, flashback, memory and tablespace management.

Also see:

SQL & PL/SQL Books

Oracle Utilities/Downloads

Oracle Software - Oracle software downloads (whole CD's)
SQL Developer - Free developer tool from Oracle
Oracle.com Interactive Quick Reference - Oracle Database 11g
Migration Workbench - Convert MS Access to Oracle

OraPerf.com - Upload database stats and get performance recommendations on screen.

Oracle Newsgroups

comp.databases.oracle.server - The busiest and best Oracle newsgroup.
Oracle Corp. Forums
SS64 - Discussion Forum

“When I started Oracle, what I wanted to do was to create an environment where I would enjoy working. That was my primary goal” - Lawrence J. Ellison