The Challenges of Protecting an Oracle Database

Protecting Oracle Database Servers is challenging given the large amounts of data being written on a constant basis in large databases, sometimes terabytes in size. Many different BC/DR technologies can be used to protect Oracle Database Servers, common examples being storage based replication, log shipping, or database mirroring software. Each of these technologies introduces risks to the recovery of Oracle Database Servers.

When protecting Oracle Database Servers, the applications using the databases are often overlooked or not included in the same technology or recovery plan. This leads to complications in recovery and lack of visibility into the protection status of the entire application stack, such as SAP. This can make disaster recovery testing incomplete as the entire stack is not tested together, leading to increased risk in not being able to recover in a timely and efficient manner.