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AI Augmentation for DBAs: Using External Tools for Proactive Database Management
Table of contents1. Proactive Performance Tuning & Predictive OptimizationDeeper Dive & Examples (Why AI is Better Than By Hand):2. Advanced Anomaly Detection in Database Security & AuditingDeeper Dive & Examples (Why AI is Better Than By Hand):3....
AI-Powered Databases: How Built-In Intelligence is Revolutionizing Data Management
Database management? It's constantly changing! We've watched AI help DBAs with external tools, and now, we're seeing something really cool: AI is becoming part of the database itself. Artificial Intelligence is being directly embedded, providing intelligent...
Peace of Mind Included: Understanding SLAs for Your Remote DBA Managed Services
Database downtime can cripple your business operations and lead to significant financial losses. Every minute your database is offline, you're losing potential revenue, damaging customer trust, and straining your resources. Is your Service Level Agreement (SLA) for...
How Oracle DBSAT Helps You Meet CIS Benchmarks with Confidence
As a database professional with over 20 years of managing Oracle environments, I've seen firsthand how database security has evolved from a checkbox task to a mission-critical discipline. With threats becoming increasingly sophisticated and auditors relying more...
Resolving Oracle Patch Issues: Troubleshooting ORA-20001 and Applying Datapatch
Keeping your Oracle database up to date with patches is crucial for both security and performance. However, patching issues can arise, leading to errors such as ORA-20001. In this blog, we'll walk through a real-world troubleshooting scenario where an Oracle 19c...
Stop Throwing Money at the Problem: How XTIVIA Optimizes Your Managed Cloud Database
Cloud databases offer scalability and flexibility but can become a money pit if not correctly managed. Often, when performance issues arise – slow queries, application latency, or unexpected downtime – the knee-jerk reaction is to throw more resources at the problem....
Using Oracle Cloud Storage with RMAN for Backups
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides a secure and scalable Object Storage solution for storing database backups. By integrating Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), organizations can achieve efficient, cost-effective, and...
Percona XtraBackup vs MySQL Enterprise Backup: Which One Should You Choose?
When it comes to backing up large MySQL databases, especially without downtime, two tools dominate the conversation: Percona XtraBackup and MySQL Enterprise Backup (MEB). Both are designed for hot backups (backups that do not require stopping the database) and support...
Creating and Sizing the Oracle Fast Recovery Area
When creating the fast recovery area, place it on a separate disk from the database binaries and data files. For this example, I am using the C drive because this is on a VM, which is what is available. The size of your fast recovery will also depend on several...