Robert Buda, Author at Buda Consulting

Is a Cloud Data Warehouse Right for My Company?

This post compares on-premises versus cloud data warehouse architectures and explains the pros and cons of each.

Is AI Going to Dumb Down the Internet?

Google’s new mobile-first index changes the way content relevance is derived. … I am not sure, but it sounds like that may mean that in order to get our pages to appear to the readers we want, we have to make it understandable (according to the AI) to the general public.

Database Patch News — May 2020 (Issue 3)

Welcome to Database Patch News, Buda Consulting’s newsletter of current patch information for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.

Schemas, Databases and Instances—Defined and Discussed

What is a schema as opposed to a database as opposed to an instance? And how do schemas differ between Oracle and MSSQL? Or between Oracle and PostgreSQL? Or between PostgreSQL and MongoDB?These terms are very important when planning a database architecture, so let’s explore them.

Which Edition of Oracle RDBMS is Right for My Business?

Do I really need Oracle Enterprise Edition? Do I need Oracle Enterprise Edition in order to have a standby database? What version of Oracle do I need? Oracle’s editions and features can be a bit overwhelming. This post shares some key information that I hope will make your choice easier.

Oracle Active Data Guard Replication Error with Cisco Firewall: Root Cause and Workaround

One of our customers had issues over the past several months with Oracle Active Data Guard replication to a standby server. The database on the standby server would intermittently fall out of sync with the database on the primary server, and log files were not consistently shipping to the standby server.

Ensure Redundant Database Coverage, During Covid-19 and Always

During this health crisis and always, ensure that at least two people know how to access and manage your database.

Test Your Disaster Recovery Strategies before Disaster Strikes

As the old saying goes, “It’s better to be safe than sorry,” and testing your disaster recovery data is essential to keeping you and your data safe!

It’s in the Database

Managed Health Systems of Indiana patient health information, July-September, 2019; Microsoft customer service and support records, January 22, 2020; Wyze email addresses, December 30, 2019; Georgia Tech student data, March 2019. What do all of these breaches have in common? The data that was stolen was inside a database. Yet when most companies think about […]