Discover the benefits of running Oracle databases in Linux containers. This book approaches containers from the perspective of database administrators, developers, and systems administrators. It explains the differences between containers and virtual machines and describes why containers deliver greater speed, flexibility, and portability, with lower resource requirements. You'll learn how running Oracle databases in containers complements existing database infrastructure and accelerates development, and you'll understand the advantages they offer for test and validation environments. This book teaches you how to begin working with Oracle databases in Docker, covering the steps for preparing and installing software on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It describes the steps for deploying Oracle databases, separating data and configurations from database software, and networking and communicating with your containers. It introduces the Docker commands you'll use for managing containers, including tips and shortcuts to make everyday tasks easier. Databases have unique demands for performance and reliability, and this book addresses those qualities with discussions on protecting, persisting, and distributing data. Other books may overlook these topics and approach containers as disposable commodities in serverless environments or convenient coding platforms. You'll gain battle-tested insights for customizing and extending your containers to meet different needs. The opening chapters concentrate on the practical steps of running Oracle databases in Docker. Once you're comfortable with container terminology and methods, you'll look deeper at the real power behind containers-preparing and building images, and the templates that form the foundation beneath every container. You'll begin by modifying publicly available image manifests, or Dockerfiles, following multiple examples that add functionality and capabilities to your databases. You'll discover methods for using run-time options to create flexible and extensible images that adapt to real-world requirements. Within the pages, you'll see how Oracle and Docker empower you to confidently build and deploy systems. It's written with databases and database users in mind and delivers practical advice based on the author's real-world, battle-tested experiences deploying and running Oracle databases in containers since 2014. With Oracle databases in containers, database administrators have the ideal platform for evaluating performance, practicing database upgrades and migrations, validating backup and recovery processes, and hardening environments. Developers will find that the marriage of Oracle and Docker simplifies code and application tests. Docker's unique ability to isolate data artifacts improves reliability and confidence in test and QA processes. If you're a database administrator, this book will help you join the container revolution sweeping the industry and making IT professionals more productive than ever! What You Will Learn Recognize when and why to use containers for an Oracle database Understand container terminology and architecture Create and customize Oracle databases in containers Build and extend images and containers for multiple uses Store and persist data beyond the container ecosystem Use popular database tools with databases in containers Explore container networking and connect multiple container databases Manage, monitor, and secure containers Write Dockerfiles to support custom requirements Package and deploy data artifacts that accelerate development, test, and QA activities Who This Book Is For Database administrators, developers, and systems administrators who want to be more productive by running Oracle databases in Linux containers

A case of mistaken identity turns a bad situation worse. Mychal Ayscue had a dream life: scholar, black belt, successful author and professor at one of New York's best colleges. Her illusion of a perfect life only hides the fact that Mychal is a woman in real trouble. Her only lifeline is the foreign exchange position she has taken in beautiful Madrid. Mychal heads to her new life in a new country hoping to leave her past and problems behind. When the new foreign exchange professor arrives and it is not the "man" that was hired, Richard Garcia-Torres is infuriated Once his initial shock wears off, Richard's attraction to Mychal is immediate. His attempts to make the best out of a bad situation set in motion events that cause him fall hard for the passionate and mystery woman he wanted to kick out on her first day. As Richard contemplates a future with Mychal, their situation is besieged not only by the arrival of his ex-girlfriend and the terrible secret that followed Mychal to Spain, but also a new unexpected twist that could change her very life as well as the lives of those around her. Can their love survive or will all Mychal's secrets and deceptions threaten this foreign exchange?

Power. Control. Domination. In the small college town of Scarborough, the Global Martial Arts Center trains world champions, hosts acclaimed state competitions all while ruining lives as students achieve the coveted rank of black belt. Bernard Giovanni, former champion, military trainer, and famed lawyer is more than the school's owner and instructor, he is their master. As their sensei, he run his school with manipulation and confusion, infecting the lives of his students with his domineering and twisted desires. The school is a vacuum of obligation to its owner and cesspool for exploitation of the innocent. When misfortune befalls Bernard at the death of his beloved wife, the school comes together find solace in their martial arts family. The black belts however, have other concerns about Bernard, who is not behaving like a grieving husband. As time goes on Bernard's behaviors rage out of control, much to the chagrin of this students. At the pinnacle of his career and strange behavior, Bernard dies in a bizarre car crash. While his students deal with the passing of their beloved sensei, estranged friend, and lover to some, each one breathes a sigh of relief with a harrowing story to tell. As the stories unfold, friendships are tested and alliances are created. When the true life of Bernard Giovanni is uncovered, suspicions and suspects emerge in the wake of the tragedy. Beneath all the manipulation and martial arts the burning question stands: Was Bernard's death an accident or act of vengeance?