Tackling some of the more than 500 updates to Oracle 11g that are intended to automate the inherent complexity of the Oracle engine, this guidebook explores all of the new features from the perspective of a working Oracle professional. This valuable resource examines only the important Oracle 11g enhancements and includes expert discussion about each new feature, why the new feature is important, and how to use the new 11g functionality. Written by working Oracle experts for both current DBAs and Oracle developers and programmers, this flagship book on Oracle 11g explores language and PL/SQL, DBA features, RAC and enhancements, performance features, new security features, and Enterprise Manager.