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Database upgrade to AI Database 26ai (23.26.1) for Linux x86-64 upgrade from 19C in 3 steps using gold images.

This tutorial showing simple database upgrade to 26ai using traditional method and autoupgrade tool, For operational databases please properly test and plan your upgrade. https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/26/fppad/upgrading-oracle-database-software.html This is one from 3 Articles related to 26.1 upgrade: Database upgrade(…)

Commercial PostgreSQL distributions with TDE (2) EDB Postgres Extended Server (2) TDE

In the last post we’ve looked at how you you get EDB Postgres Extended server installed on your system. In contrast to the version provided by Fujitsu, TDE needs to be enabled when you initialize a(…)

Automate encryption-in-transit for SQL Server

Encryption-in-transit is part of the essential security baseline for SQL Server.Without TLS, TDS packets travel in clear text across the network, making them vulnerable to interception or modification by an attacker attempting to gain access to the system.This is why(…)

OGG-08116 when creating a connection with GoldenGate REST API

When playing around with the GoldenGate REST API, you might have encountered the OGG-08116 error. It happens when using the Create Connection REST API call, with the following endpoint given in the GoldenGate documentation. The OGG-08116(…)

Commercial PostgreSQL distributions with TDE (2) EDB Postgres Extended Server (1) Setup

We’ve already briefly looked at Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres (here and here) when it comes to TDE (Transparent Data Encryption) in PostgreSQL. In this and the next post we’ll look at(…)

ECM Cost Optimization & ROI: How to maximize your M-Files project

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) projects often start with good intentions: reducing chaos, improving compliance, and streamlining processes.Yet many companies underestimate one crucial aspect: the financial impact. The project is often driven solely by the cost of licenses and implementation, such(…)

Overcoming RDP connection issues on Windows 11

The problem: I faced an issue today where one of my colleagues was struggling to remotely connect to a Windows server via RDP. He was using the default Remote Desktop app that comes standard with Windows 11 and everytime he’d(…)

Deploying Azure Terraform code with Azure DevOps and a storage account as remote backend

Why this blog? While I was working for a customer, I was tasked to create an Azure infrastructure, using Terraform and Azure DevOps (ADO). I thought about doing it like I usually do with GitLab but it wasn’t possible with(…)

Debugging GoldenGate Veridata Agents

A crucial step after installing a Veridata server is to set up Veridata agents. And, as mentioned in a previous blog post about GoldenGate Veridata installation, Oracle didn’t bother to indicate when an agent is failing.

Dctm – Managing licenses through OTDS

As you might know, since Documentum 24.4, there is a new requirement to have a valid license assigned to a user in order to log in to Documentum. This is a pretty important change, most likely designed with the X-Plan(…)