Introduction If you are working with Oracle Data Guard, you have probably wondered what actually gets transmitted between your primary and standby databases. Is it the redo data, the redo log files, or the entire data blocks themselves? It is an important distinction, and understanding it can help you troubleshoot performance issues, optimize your network…
Introduction This blog post describes the steps to migrate from Oracle RDS to Exadata Database Service using Oracle Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) logical online method, which leverages Oracle Data Pump for data export and import and uses Amazon S3 Object Storage to store the Data Pump dump files. Additionally, it uses Oracle GoldenGate to keep…
Introduction This blog post describes the steps to migrate from Oracle RDS to Exadata Database Service using Oracle Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) logical offline method, which leverages Oracle Data Pump for data export and import and uses Amazon S3 Object Storage to store the Data Pump dump files. The same steps apply if migrating to…
Introduction This blog post describes the steps to migrate from Oracle RDS to Autonomous Database using Oracle Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) logical online method, which leverages Oracle Data Pump for data export and import and uses Amazon S3 Object Storage to store the Data Pump dump files. Additionally, it uses Oracle GoldenGate to keep the…
Introduction This blog post describes the steps to migrate from Oracle RDS to Autonomous Database using Oracle Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) logical offline method, which leverages Oracle Data Pump for data export and import and uses Amazon S3 Object Storage to store the Data Pump dump files. The Environment Step 1: Download and Install Oracle…
Introduction When building applications, it is essential to ensure business continuity by establishing high availability and disaster recovery mechanisms. This requires implementing a resilient disaster recovery framework capable of swiftly restoring operations in the event of an outage. For years, organizations have relied on Oracle Exadata Database Service, Oracle’s premier disaster recovery technologies, to support mission-critical…
Introduction Ensuring uninterrupted business continuity is critical to success when designing applications. Achieving this requires a robust disaster recovery strategy designed to quickly restore functionality in case of disruptions. For years, businesses have trusted Oracle Exadata Database Service with Oracle’s premier disaster recovery technologies to power critical applications, both on-premises and within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).…
Introduction The Oracle Multicloud Capabilities application shows the availability status of the regions and services alongside the achieved and planned security certifications. Today, we extended the application to include the high availability and migration assets for Oracle Database@Azure, Oracle Database@Google Cloud, and Oracle Database@AWS to make it easier to find and navigate the corresponding documentation,…
Introduction Since Oracle Database@Azure was released in December 2023, customer demand has been continuously increasing. Likewise, the number of collaterals about Oracle Database@Azure has been growing. To keep track of “everything” and for easier sharing with those who want to learn more, here is a collection of what has been released so far. I will…
Introduction In multicloud environments, while using resources from multiple cloud vendors, you usually deal with migrating data across the environments or keeping it in one cloud environment while accessing it from another. The Oracle Database DBMS_CLOUD PL/SQL package allows you to access data on OCI Object Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Amazon S3 buckets, and Google…
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