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  • Database Modernisation, Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure, Oracle Cloud Infrastrucure, Oracle Database Migration, XTTS

    Cross Platform Migration to Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure with Cloud Native DR

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    Amalraj Puthenchira

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    September 5, 2025

    Modernisation is an on going process and I am sure some of you might have dealt with it in the past and some of you might deal with it in future as well. There are lot of ways to Modernise your Oracle databases and one of them is to move…

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  • Database Modernisation, Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure, Oracle Cloud Infrastrucure, Oracle Database Migration, Zero Downtime Migration

    Oracle Zero Downtime Migration to Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure with Cloud Native DR

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    Amalraj Puthenchira

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    August 4, 2025

    Modernisation is an on going process and as a database expert you might be part of discussion involving modernisation of databases . Oracle offers lot of ways to modernise your databases and one of them is to move to Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure in OCI. Definitely there are…

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  • Oracle Database Migration, Zero Downtime Migration

    How to generate CPAT Report for all databases in the Estate with single command ?

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    Amalraj Puthenchira

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    July 23, 2025

    Cloud Premigration Advisor Tool aka CPAT has been an integral part of any Oracle Database logical migrations. Running CPAT across an entire database estate was not easy until the recent CPAT release 25.6. With the latest feature you can run CPAT across all the databases in an estate with single…

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  • AutoUpgrade, Database Modernisation, Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure

    Migrate and Upgrade your Oracle Base Database to Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure using AutoUpgrade

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    Amalraj Puthenchira

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    March 3, 2025

    Oracle has introduced revolutionary Exascale technology last year . We can leverage this new technology using Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure (ExaDB-XS). In my previous blog , I have explained how you can migrate Oracle Base Database 23ai to ExaDB-XS . What about when your Oracle Base Database is…

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  • Database Modernisation, Oracle Cloud Infrastrucure, Oracle Database Migration

    Migrating to latest generation of Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure without worrying about RTO/RPO

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    Amalraj Puthenchira

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    February 17, 2025

    Modernisation is essential to keep up with latest innovations in Oracle Database Platform. But does it mean that you need to a have big project for Database Migration when you reach the end of life of your existing Database Hardware ? No , not when you are using Generation 2…

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  • Database Modernisation, Oracle Cloud Infrastrucure

    Modernise OS and Shape of your Oracle Base Database Systems with Data Guard using Refreshable PDBs

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    Amalraj Puthenchira

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    February 13, 2025

    Modernisation of entire database stack is key not just to ensure that you can benefit from the latest features but also to ensure that you are on a supported version of Platform/Shape/Database. Modernisation in OCI is easy and you have multiple solutions to adopt based on your requirement. My Environment…

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  • Database Modernisation, Oracle Cloud Infrastrucure, Oracle Database Migration

    Migrate Oracle Base Database to Oracle Exadata Database Service on ExaScale Infrastructure using Refreshable PDBs

    Published by

    Amalraj Puthenchira

    on

    February 4, 2025

    Oracle has introduced revolutionary Exascale technology last year . Customers can leverage the new technology using Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure (ExaDB-XS). But …how do you get there ? We can use simple Refreshable PDB feature to migrate the pluggable database in Oracle Base Database to ExaDB-XS. Here is…

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  • DataPump, Object Storage Service, Oracle Database Migration

    How to Perform DataPump Import to Oracle 19c Database using Export Dumps on OCI Object Storage ?

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    Amalraj Puthenchira

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    January 17, 2025

    Let’s us explore how you can perform DataPump import to an Oracle 19c Database using the export dumps on Object Storage. Here is my demo environment. Database : Oracle Base Database 19.24 Step 0 – Prerequisites Ensure that size of an individual export dump file is less than 10000MB ,…

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  • Database Modernisation, Oracle Cloud Infrastrucure, Oracle Database Upgrade

    Upgrade your Oracle Base Database in OCI from 19c to 23ai – Part 2 – Database Upgrade

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    Amalraj Puthenchira

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    January 15, 2025

    Oracle has recently announced the capability to Upgrade Oracle Base Database in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure from 19c to 23ai using console. Let’s explore how we can do this. We will do it in two parts. You can find part 1 here. In part 2 ( this article) , we will…

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  • Database Modernisation, Oracle Cloud Infrastrucure, Oracle Database Upgrade

    Upgrade your Oracle Base Database in OCI from 19c to 23ai – Part 1 – GI Upgrade

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    Amalraj Puthenchira

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    January 9, 2025

    Oracle has recently announced the capability to Upgrade Oracle Base Database in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure from 19c to 23ai using console. Let’s explore how we can do this. We will do it two parts. In part 1 , we will understand how to Upgrade the Grid Infrastructure to 23ai. My…

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  • Oracle Cloud Infrastrucure
  • Oracle Database Migration
  • Oracle Database Upgrade
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