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Understanding RMAN : A Back-To-Basics Guide

Learn how Oracle RMAN (Recovery Manager) works under the hood to streamline and secure your database backups. This in-depth guide covers RMAN architecture, block-level backup advantages, internal components like DBMS_RCVMAN and DBMS_BACKUP_RESTORE, channel operations, and integration with third-party media management solutions (SBT, MML). Perfect for DBAs and IT professionals working with Oracle databases, this article explains how to configure and optimize RMAN for enterprise-grade reliability, performance, and compliance.

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May 22, 2025 No Comments

Understanding Oracle Undo Records: A Back-to-Basics Guide

Confused about Oracle Undo Records and their role in database management? This guide breaks it down, explaining how undo data supports read consistency and transaction rollback. Whether you’re a DBA or a developer, mastering undo records is key to maintaining data integrity and performance.

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March 17, 2025 No Comments

OCI,Terraform & IaC : Creating a Compartment

Unlock the power of Oracle OCI, Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code with this blog series. In this second entry from beginner basics to advanced techniques, we learn how what a provider, datasource and TF variables are used in Terraform.

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February 15, 2024 No Comments

Currently I am an Oracle ACE ; Speaker at Oracle Open World, Oracle Developers Day, OTN Tour Latin America and APAC region and IOUG Collaborate ; Co-President of ORAMEX (Mexico Oracle User Group), Web Events Chair for IOUG Cloud Computing Special Interest Group (SIG) ; At the moment I am an Oracle Project Engineer at Pythian