In this part, we will introduce the automation tools and Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) migration methods. Automation Tools Automation is one of the major benefits of migrating workloads to the cloud. Oracle provides different database migration solutions to even automate the migration process to the cloud. MV2ADB (Move to Autonomous Database) MV2ADB is a command-line tool…
In this part, we will discuss the database characteristics and factors that affect choosing a migration method. Some of the migration methods apply only if specific characteristics of the source and destination database match or are compatible. Logical vs. Physical Migrations Logical migration means extracting the database objects and data from the source database and creating…
In this part, we will talk about the different database service offerings and their characteristics in Oracle cloud to help you determine the right service to move to according to your needs and requirements. There is no THE ORACLE DATABASE in the cloud, but many different service offerings that primarily differ in their level of…
In this part, we will talk about the benefits of the Oracle cloud. If someone suggests you should do something, the first thing comes into you mind might be „why should I do that?“, “what’s in for me?” or “what are the benefits of doing that?”. In this blog post, we will discuss the benefits…
Scalability and elasticity are fundamental elements of cloud computing. They enable to allocate as many resources as needed for the system to fulfill the workload requirements. An essential benefit of the cloud is the ability to scale up and down on demand immediately while using a pay-per-use model and get the best performance at the…
It is critical for organizations to have an overview of their spending, track the consumption, and get notifications if the budget or the forecast exceeds the budget amount to be spent. In this blog post we will discuss how to set up, monitor, and track your spending in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure using cost-tracking tags, cost…
Scripts, batch jobs, and application code need to provide a database username and password to connect to the database. Using wallets risk is reduced because such passwords are no longer exposed in plain text, and password management policies are more easily enforced without changing application code whenever user names or passwords change. Connect using the connect…
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides highly customizable Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN) and connectivity services offering performance, isolation, security, and high availability. In this blog post are going to discuss following topics: Local Peering to manage resources in different VCNs (across tenancies). Remote Peering to implement disaster recovery across regions. Private & Public Peering to implement hybrid cloud solutions. Transit Routing to…
We would need to clone our compute instances for test and development reasons or to implement a high availability and disaster recovery solution. In this blog post we will have a look at three ways to duplicate an existing compute instance in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. To do so we need to duplicate the Boot Volume, and if…
Critical applications have the requirement to run 24/7 and tolerate hardware and software failure and even complete data center outages. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with its’ regions, Availability Domains (AD), and Fault Domains (FD) provides the needed building blocks to design and run high availability and disaster recovery architectures for your applications and databases. A region…
Database Heartbeat 