http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/10gdba/index_r2.htmlOracle ACE Arup Nanda presents his list of the top new Oracle Database 10g Release 2 features for database administratorsen-usCopyright 2005 Oracle. All Rights Reserved.otnfeedback_us@oracle.comFri, 15 Jul 2005 15:51:57 GMTThu, 18 Aug 2005 21:03:10 GMThttp://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/10gdba/nanda_10gr2dba_part5.htmlOracle Database 10g Release 2 adds capabilities to make backup and recovery more automatic—including new Oracle Secure Backup for databases as well as filesystems.{d26e969b-a3c9-5de9-bd6e-32fa59dd73cc}Thu, 18 Aug 2005 21:02:54 GMThttp://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/10gdba/nanda_10gr2dba_part4.htmlNew features for more efficiently managing materialized views, Query Rewrite, Transportable Tablespace, and table partitions make your data warehouse an even more powerful, and less resource-intensive, asset.{1e6e8fc7-d854-4f0c-5f1b-a67fe7fcc2e2}Tue, 26 Jul 2005 20:39:12 GMThttp://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/10gdba/nanda_10gr2dba_part3.htmlMemory-attached SGA query (Arup's favorite Release 2 feature) tops this list, but optimizer statistics management, the new "compare periods" report, and other new features are equally compelling.Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:51:45 GMThttp://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/10gdba/nanda_10gr2dba_part2.htmlThe Self-Managing Database becomes even more so with an Automatic Storage Management command-line tool, direct-attached SGA access, support for online partition redefinition, and more.Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:43:48 GMThttp://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/10gdba/nanda_10gr2dba_part1.htmlTransparent Data Encryption, XML Query, Enhanced COMMIT, Error-Logging Clause, WRAP Package, Conditional Compilation, Unlimited DBMS Output Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:02:15 GMT