Hi, I was helping a customer who wanted to be ready to migrate the database to 23c when it becomes available using zero or near-zero downtime upgrade techniques. Besides Oracle Golden Gate, one good technique to consider is using a logical standby database to perform a rolling upgrade of the Oracle Database. Oracle Transient Logical Standby is…

Hi, I was helping a customer who needed to migrate to Oracle Database 19c but still using JDK6 and JDK 7. Using JDK 6 and 7 to connect to Oracle Database 19c is not recommended, as Oracle Database 19c may have compatibility and security features that are best supported by later versions of the JDBC…

ORAdiff is an Oracle tool designed for comparing two Oracle Database releases, not only core releases but also patch levels. It highlights variations in parameters, privileges, users and roles, reserved words, patch fixes, database homes, objects, and more. ORAdiff helps answer some common questions: How frequently does the ORAdiff information get a refresh? It is…

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