Dinusha Rathnamalala

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Locking Down OCI Object Storage with PSA, ZPR and IAM Deny

The Problem: A Valid Key Is Enough In a default OCI setup, anyone holding a valid API key can read an Object Storage bucket from any network path: inside the VCN, through a..

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When RMAN Goes Silent: Rescuing a Stalled ZDM Migration From a Half-Open TCP Connection

The Moment You Realize Something Is Wrong There's a specific feeling every DBA knows: the one where you check on a long-running job that should be well underway by now, and the..

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Oracle Autonomous AI Database MCP Server + Claude Desktop (Windows): From Enablement to “chat-to-report"

Introduction Oracle’s new Autonomous AI Database MCP Server makes it possible to connect an MCP-capable AI client directly to a managed, database-scoped endpoint—without running..

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Oracle AHF & TFA Command with Real Examples

Oracle Autonomous Health Framework (AHF) and Trace File Analyzer (TFA) help you summarize events, search logs, build timelines, collect diagnostics, and generate best-practice..

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Multi-Factor Authentication for Database Authentication

In today’s digital landscape, passwords alone are no longer enough to protect what matters most: your organization’s data. For executives responsible for safeguarding customer..

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Send Email from OCI Email Delivery Service Through UTL_SMTP

Recently, we had a requirement to implement email notifications from services running in OCI. The customer requested email notifications from the DBCS and Operating systems (RHEL..

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Migrate to OCI using Cross-Platform Transport of a PDB Using Inconsistent Backups

Introduction RMAN offers to transfer data between platforms in a multi-tenant setting. You can move an entire multitenant container database (CDB), the root container only, or one..

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Backup Oracle Database to OCI Object Storage using Bck2Cloud

Backup Oracle Database to OCI Object Storage using Bck2Cloud – “1-Button” Cloud Backup/Restore Automation Utility

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Multicloud Made Easy with Oracle Database Service for Azure (ODSA)

In the Cloud Wars, it’s not common to see two competing tech giants come together and make announcements about the integration of services. On July 20, 2022, Oracle Corp and..

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