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Learn how to define strategies for cloud adoption of your Oracle database landscape. Understand private cloud, public cloud, and hybrid cloud computing in order to successfully design and manage databases in the cloud.

The Cloud DBA-Oracle provides an overview of Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) that you can use in defining your cloud adoption strategy. In-depth details of various cloud service providers for Oracle database are given, including Oracle Cloud and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Database administration techniques relevant to hosting databases in the cloud are shown in the book as well as the technical details needed to perform all database administration tasks and activities, such as migration to the cloud, backup in the cloud, and new database setup in the cloud.

You will learn from real-world business cases and practical examples of administration of Oracle database in the cloud, highlighting the challenges faced and solutions implemented.
What you will learn:

Cloud computing concepts from the DBA perspective, such as private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud

Technical details of all aspects of cloud database administration

Challenges faced during setup of databases in private cloud or database migration to public cloud

Key points to be kept in mind during database administration in the cloud

Practical examples of successful Oracle database cloud migration and support

Who Is This Book For
All levels of IT professionals, from executives responsible for determining database strategies to database administrators and database architects who manage and design databases.

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PART I: Cloud Computing Fundamentals

CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Cloud computing

Definition

Benefits

Challenges

Service Models

Cloud Deployment Models

Metering and Chargeback

Summary

CHAPTER 2: Introduction to Database as a service

What is Database as a service (DBaaS)

DBaaS Public cloud offerings

DBaaS in Private cloud

DBaaS in managed services model

Getting Started with DBaaS

Getting acquainted with Basic terminalogies in DBaaS

Summary

PART II: Database Administration in Cloud

CHAPTER 3: Provisioning 2

Database Provisioning Overview

Database Provisioning in Oracle Cloud

Database Provisioning in AWS

Summary

CHAPTER 4: High Availability Options
Need of High Availability for Cloud based DB

Database High Availability overview

HA options in Oracle cloud

HA options in AWS

Summary

CHAPTER 5: Diaster

Recovery Options

Need of Disaster Recovery for cloud based DB

Diaster Recovery overview

DR options in Oracle Cloud

Provisioning of DataGuard in Oracle Cloud
DataGuard administration in Oracle Cloud

DR options in AWS

Summary

CHAPTER 6: DB Security

Need of Database security for cloud based DB

Cloud Security model

Security configurations in Oracle cloud

Security configurations in AWS

Security Best Practices

Summary

CHAPTER 7: DB Migration to Cloud

DB Migration Overview

DB Migration Key considerations

Migration lifecycle
Migration approach

Migration Options

Migration from local DB to Amazon RDS

Migration using Oracle Data pump

Migration using RMAN backup restore

Migration using cloning a PDB into Cloud
Migration using DMS

Migration using AWS Snowball

Migration Best Practices

Summary

CHAPTER 8: Backup and Restore

Overview of database backup and restore from cloud perspective

DB backup and restore in Oracle cloud

Database recovery in Oracle cloud

DB backup and restore in AWS

Backup and restore best practices

Summary

CHAPTER 9: Manage and Monitor

Overview of Cloud DB monitoring and Management

DB monitoring and Management in Oracle cloud

DB monitoring and Management in AWS

DB monitoring and Management Best Practices

Summary

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