Category: RDS for Oracle

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) uses Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) as an underlying storage. RDS snapshots (automated and manual) are saved in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). For RDS instances that are restored from snapshots, the instances are made available as soon as the needed infrastructure is provisioned. However, there is […]

You can use the managed database offerings in the Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) portfolio to remove much of the undifferentiated heavy lifting from day-to-day activities. With Amazon RDS for Oracle, you can significantly reduce the administrative overhead of managing and maintaining an Oracle database. Oracle Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) provides a comprehensive view […]

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom for Oracle is a managed database service for applications that require customization of the underlying operating system and database environment. It provides the benefits of RDS automation with the elevated access needed for legacy, packaged, and custom applications. With Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle, you have the freedom […]

In scenarios such as consolidating or merging multiple departments with separate AWS accounts into a single AWS account, splitting a single account or divisions into multiple AWS accounts for better management, or duplicating an AWS account across Regions, you often need to migrate the database from one AWS account to another with minimal downtime and […]

Migrating a Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)-enabled Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle database instance from one AWS account to another is a common use case in scenarios when you acquire, sell, or merge operations, or if you’re reorganizing your AWS accounts and organizational structure. TDE is a permanent and persistent option in RDS […]

In this post, we show you how you can use the RMAN XTTS functionality to migrate from an Oracle database hosted on Amazon Elastic Compute CLoud (Amazon EC2) to Amazon RDS for Oracle. Combined with Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) integration, XTTS can help reduce the complexity of your migration strategy, reduce the number and copies of data and backups required (as well as associated storage space consumption), and reduce the application downtime associated with completing the migration of your data.

This is a two-part series. In this post, we explain three archival solutions that allow you to archive Oracle data into Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). In Part 2 of this series, we explain three archival solutions using native Oracle products and utilities. All of these options allow you to join current Oracle data with archived data.

This post is a continuation of Archival solutions for Oracle database workloads in AWS: Part 1. Part 1 explains three archival solutions that allow you to archive Oracle data into Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). In this post, we explain three archival solutions using native Oracle products and utilities.

In this post, we discuss some recommended solutions and practices you should adopt in order to protect your databases hosted on Amazon RDS for Oracle from database block corruption.

In the realm of AWS Cloud adoption, migration stands out as a pivotal aspect, demanding a comprehensive understanding of diverse tools, techniques, and best practices. This understanding becomes particularly essential when it comes to the smooth and uninterrupted migration of large databases, aiming to minimize both downtime and failures. Undertaking large database migration is an […]