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05/12/2024
ORA-12154: TNS:Could not Resolve the Connect Identifier Specified
Encountering the ORA-12154 error can halt productivity and disrupt critical database operations. This error arises when Oracle cannot resolve a specified connect identifier, often due to configuration oversights or network issues. Without an understanding of the root causes, users find themselves stumbling in the dark, trying to rectify an issue without knowing where to start
28/11/2024
SQL Server Databases in Recovery Mode: Proven Solutions and Insights
When your database is showing in recovery in SQL Server, it’s like it’s caught in a cycle of endless loading. This holdup can slow down your entire system, making it hard to get any work done. Whether it’s due to an incomplete restore or a log that’s filled to the brim, various issues can cause this frustrating state. Let’s dive into what might be tripping up your database and explore how to get things back on track quickly.
21/11/2024
Slash Your Cloud Database Bills: Proven Cost Optimization Tactics
Every silver lining has a cloud database, and in this case, it’s the bills that thunder down post-deployment. Indeed, 61% of enterprises chant the mantra of cost optimization, though the costs of cloud computing often spiral higher than expected.
What exactly is cloud database cost optimization? It’s our sherpa guiding us through the financial fog, ensuring we’re not pouring funds into the cloud abyss unnecessarily. It’s about fine-tuning our resources, so we pay only for the computing muscle we flex, ensuring our cloud ventures are both lean and mighty.
14/11/2024
What’s New in DBPLUS Performance Monitor 2024.3
In the latest update of DBPLUS PERFORMANCE MONITOR, version 2024.3, we’re rolling out exciting enhancements and brand-new features. All are designed to elevate your database monitoring and management capabilities to the next level.
From real-time online monitoring improvements to smarter notification systems, we’re excited to walk you through what’s new, what’s better, and how these changes can make a big difference in managing your databases.
07/11/2024
ORA-00600 Exposed: Understanding and Resolving Oracle’s Internal Error Code
The ORA-00600 error presents itself as a catch-all for a variety of unforeseen conditions that the Oracle database software cannot process normally. While not quite the apocalyptic “kiss of death,” it is certainly viewed with a mix of dread and resignation. It is Oracle’s not-so-subtle way of throwing up its digital hands and admitting that something has gone awry. And that something, wasn’t a thing that Oracle had every anticipated.
It could be said that encountering an ORA-00600 is a bit like hearing ominous rumbles from your car’s engine right after you’ve bragged about its reliability.
24/10/2024
On-site Database Events to Attend in 2025
From Wales to London, Orlando to Stockholm, and beyond, 2025 promises a smorgasbord of data-driven sagas across various locales. Here’s a peek at the not-to-miss database events set to sprinkle some intellectual stardust on your next year’s calendars.
08/02/2021
Manage your database performance and data accessibility today…alive tomorrow.
Webinar date: Wednesday 10th March, 11:00am CET Your business growth demands efficient IT services with upgrades and enhancements delivered on…
16/09/2020
Actinium Consulting GmbH and DBPLUS enter into partnership
Actinium Consulting GmbH specializes in business intelligence and ERP. The software developments by DBPLUS for database optimization and real-time data…
07/01/2020
dbi services with real-time replication using the DBPLUS Data Replicator
dbi services described our solution for real-time data replication on their blog. dbi services was founded in 2010 and is…
16/10/2019
Partner for Performance representing DBPLUS at the DOAG Conference and Exhibition 2019 in Nuremberg
Partner for Performance representing DBPLUS at the DOAG Conference and Exhibition 2019 in Nuremberg You wish to become more familiar…
20/02/2025
Key Metrics for Reliable Database Replication
Database replication sounds simple enough: take data from one place and make sure it appears somewhere else, quickly and correctly. But anyone who’s spent time monitoring and troubleshooting replication knows it’s anything but straightforward. Networks fail, logs get backed up, and suddenly your secondary database is minutes (or hour) behind.
That’s why replication metrics matter.
13/02/2025
ORA-00904: Invalid Identifier in Oracle Databases
When you’re working with Oracle databases, some errors pop up so regularly that DBAs almost recite them in their sleep. ORA-00904: invalid identifier is certainly one of those classic offenders. On the face of it, ORA-00904 indicates you’ve referenced a column or other identifier that Oracle can’t locate or doesn’t consider valid. Straightforward enough—maybe there’s a simple typo, or a missing column in your table. But there are subtler corners of Oracle that can trigger the same error even when you think you’ve done everything right.
30/01/2025
Achieve Database Optimization Without Abandoning Normalization
High concurrency, scattered queries, unpredictable data growth—the usual suspects. When everything’s slow and your tables are bursting, you face a tough choice: enforce strict normalization for pristine data integrity or optimize aggressively to wring out every last drop of performance. Overly normalized schemas may lead to a maze of joins and hamper speed under heavy loads. Performance-driven shortcuts—like denormalizing key data—can bloat storage and complicate updates. Balancing database optimization and normalization isn’t always straightforward, but it is possible.
23/01/2025
Database Performance Tuning – the Sensible Way: Collaborative Strategies, Clear Metrics, and Tested Changes
Databases are either the invisible workhorse that keeps everything running smoothly or the ticking time bomb that wakes you at 3 a.m. with catastrophic slowdowns. There’s rarely a middle ground. Performance tuning makes all the difference—especially when you combine actual metrics, meaningful collaboration, and a dash of common sense. A few checks here and there can save hours of panic later on, and nothing beats a stable, responsive system for making you look like the hero of the IT team.
Of course, it helps to have a reliable way to see what’s going on under the hood while performance tuning, keep everyone on the same page, and avoid applying fixes blindly. After all, a well-tuned database is happier, and so are the people who rely on it every day.
09/01/2025
Performance Monitor 2024.4: What’s New
Managing database performance is rarely straightforward, and the demands only keep multiplying. In response, DBPLUS Performance Monitor 2024.4 introduces new features that help you see exactly how queries behave across different platforms, track CPU usage at a glance, refine how and when alerts reach you, and unify session data.
If you prefer a monitoring tool that shows critical insights with less hassle, the latest version deserves your attention.
16/09/2020
Actinium Consulting GmbH and DBPLUS enter into partnership
Actinium Consulting GmbH specializes in business intelligence and ERP. The software developments by DBPLUS for database optimization and real-time data…
31/03/2020
dbi services and DBPLUS enter into a partnership
Delémont, March 31, 2020 – dbi services has secured a partnership with DBPLUS, a software development company which specializes in…
16/10/2019
Partner for Performance representing DBPLUS at the DOAG Conference and Exhibition 2019 in Nuremberg
Partner for Performance representing DBPLUS at the DOAG Conference and Exhibition 2019 in Nuremberg You wish to become more familiar…
16/07/2019
DBPLUS on “IT Tage” in Frankfurt
“Everything under one roof!” is the motto of the IT-Days 2019 from December 9th to 12th in the Cape Europa,…
17/06/2019
DBPLUS expands partner network
Another companies from the CEE region joined the group of DBPLUS partners. As a result, DBPLUS Clients gain access to…
15/04/2018
Performance Monitor (release 2018.1)
15 April 2018, we have released a new version of Performance Monitor for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. The most…