SUMMARY: A comprehensive health check of a MongoDB replica set revealed that severe performance degradation was caused by a stalled TTL (Time-To-Live) Monitor on an undersized cluster, which was successfully resolved by scaling compute instances and manually purging...
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Choosing the Right Oracle Database Security Assessment: CIS, DBSAT, or Data Safe?
SUMMARY: Oracle administrators can effectively secure their environments by selecting the assessment tool—CIS Benchmarks for industry compliance, DBSAT for deep internal analysis, or Data Safe for continuous cloud governance—that best aligns with their operational...
Setting Up AutoStart for Oracle Database on Linux
SUMMARY: Administrators can ensure high availability and prevent data corruption by configuring Oracle Database to automatically start and shut down during Linux system events using either modern systemd services or legacy dbora scripts. Administrators must first...
Breaking the Legacy Deadlock: A War Story from the Front Lines of Database Modernization
SUMMARY: XTIVIA modernized its 30-year-old Virtual-DBA platform by migrating from IBM Informix to a cost-effective, cloud-optimized PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB. Table of contentsSUMMARY:Why PostgreSQL is the Future of Enterprise DataThe "War Story" Perspective: From...
Active‑Active Replication in PostgreSQL: Reality, Options, and Recommendations (2026)
SUMMARY: XTIVIA explores the complex reality of active-active PostgreSQL replication, evaluating modern tools such as EDB PGD and AWS pgactive to help organizations determine whether their high-availability requirements truly justify the added operational complexity....
Oracle AI Database 26ai: Now Available for Linux x86-64 On-Premises
SUMMARY: Oracle has officially released Oracle AI Database 26ai for Linux x86-64, enabling enterprise organizations to deploy advanced AI capabilities and vector search directly within their secure on-premises data centers. Oracle consolidated the previous 23ai family...
Adding an Article to SQL Replication Without a Full Snapshot
SUMMARY: Database administrators can bypass the downtime associated with reinitializing full snapshots by temporarily modifying publication properties to isolate and replicate only newly added tables in SQL Server. Standard SQL Server Transactional Replication...
The Definitive Guide to IBM Db2 12.1.3: What You Missed in November 2025 and Why It Matters for Your Data Strategy
SUMMARY: The release of IBM Db2 12.1.3 introduces foundational architectural changes that bridge mission-critical transaction processing with Generative AI through native vector capabilities, while simultaneously delivering significant cost reductions via flexible...
Top 10 Reasons for Oracle VKTM Time Drift: Insights from a Senior Oracle DBA
SUMMARY: Oracle VKTM time drift alerts primarily stem from external operating system and virtualization instabilities rather than internal database errors, requiring administrators to focus on host-level clock synchronization to prevent critical cluster failures....
Performance Tuning in Oracle 19c: From AWR to SQL Plan Management
SUMMARY: Database Administrators can maximize the stability and efficiency of Oracle 19c environments by leveraging built-in diagnostic tools to pinpoint bottlenecks, automate query optimization, and enforce consistent execution plans. The Automatic Workload...









