Overview: With the amount of activity going on in the database it isn’t practical for an individual to identify and dissect every log. Even with an entire team dedicated to database traffic analytics, one hundred percent visibility is not guaranteed. In addition, this activity would most likely have an impact on performance, especially in an […]
Our next stop on the way to protecting your data from the inside out is Auditing. Constant database activity makes it nearly impossible to see everything that is going on with your data, and you never really know if that’s good or bad. That’s where auditing comes in. Since there is always a risk that […]
Large tech companies are still unaware of the necessity to protect passwords and train employees on the importance of multi-factor authentication. There are so many Access Control options out there these days, it may be hard to narrow down what your company needs to be doing. Whether you need to be compliant for NIST, PCI-DSS, HIPAA […]
Take the necessary security measures. Starting from the inside-out. In this post we talk about the increasing promotion for encrypting data at rest. It has become a necessity to encrypt not only your active data but your data at rest. Not encrypting data at rest is putting your business at greater risk than ever before. The difference between […]
Guardian Eagle is a Data Protection Company that secures your data from the inside out. We truly save companies from data nightmares! Our legacy expertise in databases, business continuity, replication, performance tuning, and data security has allowed us to help our customers experience less down time, zero data loss, and highly tuned systems that perform […]
WHY DATABASE SECURITY IS IMPORTANT TO YOU Data is the most critical asset to any organization, whether it’s patient details, credit card information, or confidential operations information. Data is the core of any company and the one item that no amount of money can replace once it’s gone. The importance and private nature of data […]
Located in St. Petersburg, Florida, Guardian Eagle is a leader in providing clients with solutions to their complex, data-centric challenges. With more than 14 years as an Oracle Gold Partner, we have been offering database managed services and supporting database environments before client-server was a new, hot thing. Our core strengths are advanced database administration […]
If you have worked in IT for any length of time, you have likely overheard the following… “this is a small project, do we really need to spend the time to plan this out?” or “I’m sure I can have so-and-so oversee this effort to keep overhead down”. I’ve been working as a project manager […]
Disaster Recovery Part Two: Achieving a 5 minute lag behind production with Oracle Dataguard This is the second installment in a three-part series about my experiences with a DR project for a long time client that was entering into a new line of business. Part one of the series provided some background on Disaster Recovery […]
One of the important functions of an Oracle DBA is to pay close attention to database performance. During tuning exercises, Oracle DBAs often encounter I/O Subsystem bottlenecks, which can cause an increase in response times and time-outs. A calibration of the storage subsystem will reveal any performance limitations. Oracle provides two approaches to calibrating the […]
Using SERVICE_NAMES and DNS to quickly connect clients to the new server We occasionally run into a situation when migrating a customer to a new Oracle server, where the customer needs to reconfigure a large number of workstations to connect to the new server. On top of this, there is usually a minimal amount of time […]