Database Blog

• Communication Breakdown: Avoiding Conflict with Your Customers

  Dec 4, 2019 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  This post describes two kinds of situations where conflict is likely to occur if we don’t handle things well, along with some thoughts about how to avoid conflict in these and other instances.

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• SQL Server Data Encryption Options

  Nov 25, 2019 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  These days it’s only a matter of time before our firewalls or access controls are breached. Then what? In a multi-tiered security strategy, data encryption is a critical next line of defense.

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• Oracle Data Encryption Options

  Nov 21, 2019 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  Oracle offers various authentication and audit features to protect data from unauthorized access. But what about data at rest in operating system files, backups or other storage media?

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• Lock the Safe—Secure the Database

  Nov 14, 2019 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  You are going away on a much-needed vacation to Aruba. You will only be gone for a week. But you understand the importance of security, so you make sure you lock the windows and doors. You put the lights on a timer so would-be thieves think there is some activity in the house. You cancel … Continue reading Lock the Safe—Secure the Database

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• GDPR Right to Be Forgotten and Other Access Rights

  Oct 31, 2019 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  To ease compliance with Article 15, 16, and 17 of GDPR, and to support compliance with other GDPR Articles, we recommend the following steps with regard to handling of personal data.

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• Database Patch News — November 2019 (Issue 1)

  Oct 29, 2019 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  Welcome to Database Patch News, Buda Consulting’s monthly newsletter of current patch information for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. Here you’ll find information on available patches—including security patches—and desupported versions made available during the past month.

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• Donuts and Data Backups

  Oct 3, 2019 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  This is the story of a data loss event that changed my young life and put my feet on the path of becoming a DBA.

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• Why Your Database Management Team Should Regularly Double-Check Your Backups

  Sep 30, 2019 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  I’ve blogged before about the importance of checking database backups. Over 90% of new clients that we assess have backups that are either incomplete or totally unusable (true statistic!). The following story of a backup failure that happened recently—and the successful double-check by our DBA Scott)—provides a noteworthy example of how bad backups can happen … Continue reading Why Your Database Management Team Should Regularly Double-Check Your Backups

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• An Overlooked Oracle Management Task—Support Identifier Management

  Jul 19, 2019 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  An often overlooked task that can cause problems outside of your RDBMS environment is managing your Oracle customer support identifiers (CSIs). This post offers best practices to prevent CSI-related issues.

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• Does Data Governance Make You Shudder?

  Jun 24, 2019 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  At a recent vendor conference, I found myself talking with a varied group of technology professionals. Two were technology generalists, one was a data engineer, one was responsible for transportation technology at a major university (think autonomous vehicles, traffic sensors, etc.), another was responsible for university student and teacher data (lesson plans, research findings, etc.), … Continue reading Does Data Governance Make You Shudder?

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