by Robert Buda | Oct 23, 2020 | Best Practices, Database Security, SQL Server, Uncategorized
Chances are your company holds sensitive transactional data like personal, financial or health records. This data is often subject to regulations and is also coveted by cybercriminals. Unfortunately, unless encrypted it is vulnerable to compromise both at rest on the...
by Robert Buda | May 13, 2020 | Database Patch News, database patching, Oracle, SQL Server
Welcome to Database Patch News, Buda Consulting’s 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 recently made available. Why should you...
by Robert Buda | May 12, 2020 | Database Architecture, Oracle, SQL Server
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 can be confusing, but they are very important when planning a...
by Robert Buda | Feb 19, 2020 | Best Practices, Database Patch News, database patching, Database Security, Oracle, SQL Server
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...
by Robert Buda | Nov 25, 2019 | Database Security, SQL Server, Uncategorized
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. Data encryption is also mandated by a number of widely applicable...
by Robert Buda | Oct 29, 2019 | Best Practices, Database Patch News, database patching, Database Security, MySQL, Oracle, Oracle DBA, SQL Server, Uncategorized
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...
