Database Blog

• How Valuable is Your Data to Your Business?

  Mar 30, 2018 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  How well do you protect your database?   You may think you are protecting it pretty well, but lets challenge that. Lets apply the same thinking to the database as you would to something more tangible. Precious Personal Possessions Imagine that you live in a gated community. Nobody can get in without passing the guard booth and giving … Continue reading How Valuable is Your Data to Your Business?

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• A Simple Way to Improve Data Security

  Mar 16, 2018 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  Shrink Your Sensitive Data Footprint Protecting data is hard. Knowing for sure that you have identified and mitigated every vulnerability takes a lot of work and constant vigilance.  The more servers you have to harden, the more databases you have to protect, the more work it is, and the more likely you will leave a hole … Continue reading A Simple Way to Improve Data Security

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• Is the Sensitive Data in your Oracle database really safe?

  Mar 13, 2018 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  Discovering Sensitive Data Oracle has long had strong database encryption functionality and it keeps getting better. But they have been lacking a simple way to identify sensitive data in the database so you know what to encrypt, audit or protect via policies.  I thought that might have improved recently with the release of a new database … Continue reading Is the Sensitive Data in your Oracle database really safe?

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• Mind the Gap – Data Security and Teenage Drivers

  Feb 7, 2018 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  New Security Assessment Tool — Why it matters? Oracle just released a database security assessment tool (DBSAT) that identifies security vulnerabilities in Oracle Databases.  I will be writing about that tool in a coming article but the release got me thinking about how little many companies do to protect their data.  Since this was prompted by … Continue reading Mind the Gap – Data Security and Teenage Drivers

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• A Christmas Backup Tale

  Dec 8, 2017 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  Don’t let the Backup Grinch steal Christmas I have written about this topic in the past but it seems that it can never be shared too many times. As we approach the holiday season, we don’t want to be recovering data when we should be spending precious time with family and friends. So I will share another … Continue reading A Christmas Backup Tale

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• Tales of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning

  Oct 2, 2017 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  Planning for Disaster As we think about the enormous cleanup effort taking place in the wake of Harvey, Irma, and Maria, we are reminded of the importance of planning to keep your business up and running when disaster strikes.  In this blog post I share the thoughts of an expert in the field of Business … Continue reading Tales of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning

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• Database Backups and Gasoline Leaks

  Sep 5, 2017 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  How is a database backup like a portable generator with a gasoline leak? And why should you care on a beautiful sunny September morning? How does any of this relate to Business Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning and testing?  Read On! Lack of Preparation Until Superstorm Sandy in 2012, we had lived in our NJ town for … Continue reading Database Backups and Gasoline Leaks

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• Architect Your Oracle Database for Efficient Backup and Recovery

  Aug 3, 2017 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  Architecting for Backup and Recovery Efficiency with Oracle RMAN Database architecture is critical to achieving many business objectives. These include application performance, business continuity, security, and geographic distribution.  This article will explore another often overlooked objective that can be influenced by the database architecture: backup and recovery efficiency. Very large databases are common in today’s business … Continue reading Architect Your Oracle Database for Efficient Backup and Recovery

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• The Cloud Does Not Exist!

  Jul 21, 2017 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  “Lets Move to The Cloud!” We often hear people talk about moving their business or their data center or their software to “The Cloud“.  For many, this concept seems confusing and vague. That’s because The Cloud does not exist! There is no “The Cloud”. In reality, there are many clouds. And therefore we can’t  just decide to … Continue reading The Cloud Does Not Exist!

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• Duplicating and Recovering Oracle Databases with RMAN

  Jul 5, 2017 / Posted By:Robert Buda

  Oracle Recovery Manager Purpose and History Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) was developed essentially as a way to more effectively backup and recover Oracle databases, as an automation mechanism for the same, and as a way to keep track of and managing backup sets. It was introduced in version 8 of the Oracle database, so it … Continue reading Duplicating and Recovering Oracle Databases with RMAN

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