The Real Value of Oracle Health Checks

These days supporting business means always handling varied and shifting priorities.

But, if you expect your Oracle databases to handle these changes and perform consistently at high levels, you need to have a maintenance process. The first part of that is an assessment: How is my database performing, and are there any problems? It sounds simple, but for most modern complex database environments, a proper assessment requires a variety of tools and a lot of experience interpreting the results.

With regular database health checks, you can prevent issues such as:

• System access problems … especially at peak-usage times
• Inability to replicate the database accurately
• Lost transactions
• Delays in dashboard updates
• Backup difficulties and more

This white paper takes readers step-by-step through an Oracle database health check. We’ll look at issues related to size, space, configuration, performance, security, and best practices. We’ll also see why in many cases it’s prudent to bring in an independent third party to perform your database assessments.