Bob Bryla 是Oracle9i和10g的認證專傢，在數據庫設計、數據庫應用程序開發、培訓和Oracle數據庫管理等方麵擁有20多年的經驗，是威斯康星州Dodgeville的Lands’ End 公司的首席Internet數據庫設計師和Oracle DBA。

Kevin Loney是一傢大型金融機構的數據管理總監，在Oracle數據庫的設計、開發、管理和調整等方麵是國際公認的專傢。自從1978年起成為Oracle開發人員和DBA以來，他已經實現瞭多個大規模的事務處理係統和數據倉庫。

Kevin撰寫瞭大量技術性文章，並作為主要編寫者或閤著者撰寫瞭很多暢銷書，例如Oracle：The Complete Reference。他經常齣席在北美和歐洲舉辦的Oracle用戶討論會，並且在2002年被Oracle Magazine雜誌提名為年度顧問。

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