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The Entomology of the Backup for a Very Large Database

Databases continue to get bigger and bigger. The database management system and associated components have becomes more advanced to sift through large amounts of data. Why haven’t backup and recovery strategies kept pace?
We will cover the questions you should ask yourself about your current backup and recovery strategy to help you evaluate the effectiveness of your current strategy and whether it fits your business needs. We’ll explore the options available for protecting a Very Large Database and how they can be used in a recovery.
The discussion will allow us to weigh the pros and cons of each approach which will help you decide which approach or approaches are best for you. We’ll also weigh in on RMAN 12c enhancements which may make improvements to your existing VLDB backups.

The Entomology of the Backup for a Very Large Database