kodestree’s Oracle DBA Course prepares learners to install, configure, secure, monitor, back up, recover, and maintain Oracle databases in enterprise environments. The curriculum covers Oracle Database 19c and Oracle AI Database 26ai, along with Oracle architecture, SQL*Plus, storage, users, security, RMAN, Flashback, Data Pump, CDB/PDB administration, ASM, performance analysis, Data Guard, RAC, patching, upgrades, automation, and production troubleshooting. Learners work through practical scenarios based on common database administration and production support responsibilities.
What Is an Oracle DBA?
An Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) manages the database environment that supports business applications and data services. Typical DBA responsibilities include database installation and upgrades, storage management, user access, security, backup and recovery, performance monitoring, database maintenance, and troubleshooting.
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases
- Basic understanding of database concepts
- Basic familiarity with Linux or Unix command-line operations is recommended
- Basic knowledge of computer networking
- Basic understanding of operating system files, processes, and permissions
- No previous professional Oracle DBA experience is required
Why Learn Oracle DBA in 2026?
Oracle database administration covers a wide range of enterprise responsibilities, including storage, security, backup and recovery, performance, high availability, and database maintenance. Oracle AI Database 26ai is the current Oracle database release, introducing new capabilities and changes to existing database features.
Oracle 19c remains important for professionals working with established enterprise environments, while 26ai knowledge gives DBAs exposure to the current Oracle database platform.
Learning both 19c administration and current 26ai capabilities helps DBAs work across established and newer Oracle database environments.
Course Objectives
The course is designed to build practical knowledge required for Oracle database administration and production support.
- Understand Oracle Database architecture and administration
- Install and configure Oracle databases
- Manage Oracle database instances and services
- Administer tablespaces, datafiles, control files, and redo logs
- Manage users, roles, privileges, and security
- Configure Oracle Net connectivity
- Perform backup and recovery with RMAN
- Use Flashback technologies for recovery scenarios
- Perform Data Pump export and import operations
- Manage CDB and PDB environments
- Understand Oracle ASM administration
- Monitor database performance using AWR, ADDM, and ASH
- Analyze SQL performance and execution plans
- Configure and manage Oracle Data Guard environments
- Understand Oracle RAC administration
- Perform database maintenance, patching, and upgrades
- Troubleshoot common database administration issues
- Understand current Oracle AI Database 26ai administration concepts
What You Will Learn
The course covers core Oracle database concepts, administration tools, database operations, recovery, performance, security, high availability, and current Oracle technologies.
- Oracle Database architecture and components
- Oracle instances, databases, and background processes
- SGA, PGA, and Oracle memory structures
- Oracle Database installation and configuration
- Database creation and DBCA
- SQL*Plus and Oracle administration commands
- Oracle Net Services and listener configuration
- Tablespaces, datafiles, segments, extents, and blocks
- Undo and temporary tablespaces
- Control files, redo logs, and archived redo logs
- Users, roles, privileges, and profiles
- Database authentication and security
- Unified Auditing
- RMAN architecture, backup, restore, and recovery
- Full and incremental backup methods
- Point-in-time recovery and recovery scenarios
- Flashback Database and other Flashback technologies
- Data Pump Export and Import
- Oracle Multitenant architecture with CDBs and PDBs
- PDB creation, cloning, unplugging, and plugging
- Automatic Storage Management fundamentals
- Database monitoring and performance analysis
- AWR, ADDM, and ASH
- SQL execution plans and performance tuning concepts
- Oracle Data Guard architecture and components
- Data Guard Broker, switchover, and failover
- Oracle RAC architecture and administration fundamentals
- Database patching, maintenance, and upgrade concepts
- Production database troubleshooting
- DBA scripting and automation
- Oracle AI Database 26ai administration concepts
- 26ai database features, administration changes, and migration considerations
Who Is This Course For?
This course is suitable for learners beginning an Oracle DBA career and IT professionals moving into database administration.
- Aspiring Oracle DBAs
- Beginners with SQL knowledge
- Junior database administrators
- Database support professionals
- SQL developers moving into DBA roles
- System administrators
- Linux administrators
- Application support engineers
- IT infrastructure professionals
- Database developers
- Cloud infrastructure professionals working with Oracle databases
- Professionals preparing for Oracle DBA certification
- Professionals preparing for Oracle DBA interviews
- Experienced DBAs who want to update their knowledge with current Oracle technologies
Tools and Technologies You Will Work With
- Oracle Database 19c
- Oracle AI Database 26ai
- SQL*Plus
- Database Configuration Assistant
- Oracle Net Services
- Oracle Listener
- RMAN
- Data Pump
- Oracle Enterprise Manager
- Oracle SQL Developer
- Data Guard
- Data Guard Broker
- Oracle RAC
- Oracle ASM
- AWR
- ADDM
- ASH
- SQL Tuning Advisor
- Oracle Scheduler
- Linux command-line utilities
