by Robert Buda | Jan 22, 2021 | Best Practices, Oracle DBA, Uncategorized
We all know that database projects and other technical/IT projects often fail. They are never completed, the results fall far short of expectations, nobody uses the new application, and so on. Why? At the end of the day, if we look beneath the surface-level issues,...
by Robert Buda | Dec 8, 2020 | Best Practices, Database Patch News, database patching, Database Security, Oracle, SQL Server, Uncategorized
Welcome to Database Patch News, Buda Consulting’s newsletter of current patch information for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. Here you’ll find information recently made available on patches—including security patches—and desupported versions. Why should you care...
by Robert Buda | Nov 2, 2020 | Best Practices, Database Security
Password security is one of many elements of our ongoing efforts to protect our customers’ data. But even though we have all heard many times how important password protection is, we still see basic password protection rules broken all the time. So here is a quick...
by KarlaS | Jul 15, 2020 | Best Practices, open source, Oracle, PostgreSQL
Many companies are looking for open source database solutions to help shrink the IT budget by minimizing or avoiding support costs. One such solution would be migrating an Oracle database to PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL is a widely used open source RDBMS, and the PostgreSQL...
by Willie Gray | Jul 10, 2020 | Backup and Recovery, Best Practices, Database, Oracle DBA
When it comes to Oracle database administration, one of the most revered parts of your database structure is the fast recovery area (FRA). This is an Oracle managed area where DBAs usually store some of the following files: Redo logs Archive logs Flashback logs...
