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SUMMARY: XTIVIA's CIS PostgreSQL Benchmark Assessment hardens open-source databases against threats and strengthens compliance readiness. Table of contentsSUMMARY:Establish a Trusted, Compliant Security BaselineThe Challenge of Open-Source SecurityThe Solution:...
SUMMARY: Learn how Virtual-DBA by XTIVIA's senior-only Oracle DBAs and dedicated principal leads reduce risk in 24/7 operations and OCI migrations. Table of contentsSUMMARY:Inroduction1. The Senior-Only Talent Standard: 15+ Years Average Experience2. Dedicated...
SUMMARY: Learn how to hot-clone an Oracle PDB between two OCI Base Database Service DB Systems using a database link, TDE wallet handling, and OMF. Table of contentsSUMMARY:IntroductionEnvironment and NamingPrerequisitesTask 1 — Prepare the Source CDBTask 2 — Prepare...
SUMMARY: XTIVIA's DBSAT-powered CIS Benchmark Assessment audits and hardens your Oracle databases against evolving security threats and compliance gaps. XTIVIA is an Oracle Partner and a CIS Member organization, offering enterprise-grade security and governance for...
SUMMARY: Database administrators can optimize query execution by understanding that PostgreSQL selects sequential scans when reading an entire table is more cost-effective than using an index for low-selectivity queries. Key Takeaways: Sequential scans are often the...
SUMMARY: Organizations can eliminate critical cloud misconfigurations and protect sensitive data by engaging XTIVIA to conduct a comprehensive audit using the CIS Google Cloud Computing Platform Benchmark. Key Takeaways: Security experts audit Identity and Access...
SUMMARY: Database administrators can significantly improve query execution and resource efficiency by selecting specialized PostgreSQL access methods rather than defaulting to standard B-Tree indexes. Key Takeaways: Engineers maximize database performance by matching...
SUMMARY: Database administrators can eliminate operational risk and streamline maintenance across single-instance and Real Application Clusters (RAC) environments by deploying Oracle's native patching accelerators to automate binary and data dictionary updates. Key...
SUMMARY: Database administrators can reduce migration risk and lower licensing costs by leveraging Ora2Pg to automate schema conversion, generate pre-migration complexity reports, and streamline data export when transitioning from Oracle to PostgreSQL. Key Takeaways:...
SUMMARY: XTIVIA performs CIS Azure Linux Benchmark Assessments to harden your IAM, OS, logging, and infrastructure security on Azure. Table of contentsSUMMARY:Establish a Trusted, Hardened Security BaselineThe Challenge: Default Insecurity and Configuration DriftThe...