Tech Talk - Searching for a database recovery superstar!

Presented by: Ilmar Kerm, ACE

Recovering databases from any kind of loss is an essential task for any DBA. Over the years Oracle has introduced many methods to recover damaged data, this session reviews these options and the possibilities to move away from the traditional backup setup in the ever increasing database size world.

We will explore different failure scenarios, what Oracle options could be used to recovery from the failure. Up to the ultimate recovery challenge, the need to recover database from alternate storage and how to prepare for this scenario.

As database sizes increase, is there still a place for traditional backup tools like Oracle RMAN or can we replace them in order to keep the total price of backups down and make them more useful?