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Database Patch News — June 2020 (Issue 4)
by Robert Buda | Jun 29, 2020 | Database Patch NewsReading Time: 2 minutes Welcome to Database Patch News, Buda Consulting’s newsletter of current patch information for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
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In-Place Oracle Database Encryption with Zero Downtime
by Robert Buda | Jun 8, 2020 | Best Practices , Database Security , OracleReading Time: 2 minutes Did you know that you can now encrypt existing tablespaces in-place, either online or offline in Oracle?
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Is a Cloud Data Warehouse Right for My Company?
by Robert Buda | May 29, 2020 | Data Warehouse , Database ArchitectureReading Time: 6 minutes This post compares on-premises versus cloud data warehouse architectures and explains the pros and cons of each.
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Is AI Going to Dumb Down the Internet?
by Robert Buda | May 26, 2020 | UncategorizedReading Time: 2 minutes Google’s new mobile-first index changes the way content relevance is derived. … I am not sure, but it sounds like that may mean that in order to get our pages to appear to the readers we want, we have to make it understandable (according to the AI) to the general public.
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Database Patch News — May 2020 (Issue 3)
by Scott Loudon | May 13, 2020 | Database Patch News , database patching , Oracle , SQL ServerReading Time: 2 minutes Welcome to Database Patch News, Buda Consulting’s newsletter of current patch information for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
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Schemas, Databases and Instances—Defined and Discussed
by Robert Buda | May 12, 2020 | Database Architecture , Oracle , SQL ServerReading Time: 5 minutes What is a schema as opposed to a database as opposed to an instance? And how do schemas differ between Oracle and MSSQL? Or between Oracle and PostgreSQL? Or between PostgreSQL and MongoDB?These terms are very important when planning a database architecture, so let’s explore them.
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Which Edition of Oracle RDBMS is Right for My Business?
by Robert Buda | May 11, 2020 | Database , licensing , OracleReading Time: 8 minutes Do I really need Oracle Enterprise Edition? Do I need Oracle Enterprise Edition in order to have a standby database? What version of Oracle do I need? Oracle’s editions and features can be a bit overwhelming. This post shares some key information that I hope will make your choice easier.
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Oracle Active Data Guard Replication Error with Cisco Firewall: Root Cause and Workaround
by Scott Loudon | Apr 22, 2020 | Backup and Recovery , Database , Oracle , Oracle DBAReading Time: 2 minutes One of our customers had issues over the past several months with Oracle Active Data Guard replication to a standby server. The database on the standby server would intermittently fall out of sync with the database on the primary server, and log files were not consistently shipping to the standby server.
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Ensure Redundant Database Coverage, During Covid-19 and Always
by Robert Buda | Apr 9, 2020 | Backup and Recovery , Best Practices , DatabaseReading Time: 2 minutes During this health crisis and always, ensure that at least two people know how to access and manage your database.
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Test Your Disaster Recovery Strategies before Disaster Strikes
by Willie Gray | Mar 20, 2020 | Backup and Recovery , Best Practices , Oracle DBAReading Time: 2 minutes As the old saying goes, “It’s better to be safe than sorry,” and testing your disaster recovery data is essential to keeping you and your data safe!
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