The other day I was catching up with a long-time friend and excellent Oracle DBA. She was frustrated with how management rarely sees the strategic role she needs to play in helping them make smart decisions surrounding the future of the company’s data. Management clearly recognizes the value of the data itself, but often overlooks […]
Today’s enterprise databases are expanding oceans of data that need careful protection so data can be delivered effectively to the business. Tasks that are expected of the DBA (database administrator) are many and varied. New database features and functionality, continuous database evolution in the cloud, and advanced security options increase the skill set DBAs need […]
WHY DATABASE SECURITY IS IMPORTANT TO YOU Data is the most critical asset to any organization, whether it’s patient details, credit card information, or confidential operations information. Data is the core of any company and the one item that no amount of money can replace once it’s gone. The importance and private nature of data […]
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One of the important functions of an Oracle DBA is to pay close attention to database performance. During tuning exercises, Oracle DBAs often encounter I/O Subsystem bottlenecks, which can cause an increase in response times and time-outs. A calibration of the storage subsystem will reveal any performance limitations. Oracle provides two approaches to calibrating the […]
Using SERVICE_NAMES and DNS to quickly connect clients to the new server We occasionally run into a situation when migrating a customer to a new Oracle server, where the customer needs to reconfigure a large number of workstations to connect to the new server. On top of this, there is usually a minimal amount of time […]
Linux SAN Multipathing What is Multipathing? Multipathing is a fault-tolerance technology that allows you to have more than one physical path between a host (server) and an external storage device (SAN). In the event that any component (NIC, cable, switch) in the environment fails, the physical path is switched to a path that does not […]
Update: January 28, 2019 What is Multi-Factor Authentication? An already excellent post by Hari Muthuswamy, I wanted to add a bit of information on Multifactor Authentication. – Dan Elliott Multi-Factor Authentication, also known as dual factor authentication or 2FAis not a new concept but how it is delivered has changed. Many of you remember carrying […]
Documentation – Your Technical Road Map Documentation isn’t something most of us enjoy, but in reality it is essential to what we as DBAs do. Now, I’m not talking about Oracle documentation here, we all read plenty of that. The documentation I’m writing about pertains more to compiling your own notes for specific tasks. I’ve been […]