Oracle Database

A wealth of experience in installing, migrating and upgrading Oracle
DSP are industry recognized experts in Oracle database technology. DSP have been designing, deploying, upgrading and supporting database architectures from Oracle release 6 through to the latest Oracle database 11g, and this depth of experience allows us to balance cost, availability, performance, scalability, security and manageability to meet your service level goals.

Key offerings

High Availability, Grid Computing, RAC, Clusters
Disaster Recovery
Performance
Security
Healthcheck
Database Installation/Upgrade/Design
License Optimisation

>> DSP Oracle Database Technology Fact Sheet

High Availability, Grid Computing, RAC & Clusters
At DSP, our mission is to provide ever-improving availability and performance. But we also want our customers to lower their costs at the same time.

That’s why we recommend database grids that use Oracle RAC. So instead of managing silos of expensive servers, Oracle grids use a shared server platform composed of commodity servers and storage – combining scalability, availability and infrastructure agility – to simplify your infrastructure and keep costs to a minimum. What’s more, database consolidation using Oracle grid computing reduces the costs of supporting your IT infrastructure. Plus it allows you to adapt to change faster.

DSP have been building Oracle grids since the technology was called Oracle Parallel Server. So we truly understand how to deploy Oracle RAC to leverage all its benefits. We’re also one of only a handful of Oracle partners worldwide that have successfully deployed Oracle stretch RAC in an extended distance configuration – rather than the legacy active-standby configuration. This can provide the ‘holy grail’ of disaster tolerance coupled to full utilisation of all computing resources.

Disaster Recovery
DSP provide their customers with the peace of mind that only a Disaster Recovery (DR) plan that works effectively can do. A DR plan is central to most organisations’ corporate governance plans, and we can help design one that fits within your budget and meets your service levels.

Performance
At DSP we view unacceptable performance of our customers’ systems as downtime. That’s why we’ve transformed the ‘art’ of performance tuning into a science – so guaranteeing an optimised system to meet your service levels.

Security
As the boundaries between networks have become less defined, and web applications provide direct routes through firewalls into backend databases, the need for understanding and implementing Oracle Database Security has never been greater. Each day, hundreds of vulnerabilities are uncovered, which directly affect Oracle products and services. Worse still, they are then published directly onto the internet!

Without properly securing the Oracle system, businesses are continually left open to attacks from both outside and inside their organisation. In fact, industry figures indicate that 70% of attacks are internal.

DSP provide a range of security services, including a comprehensive security vulnerability audit, penetration testing, and critical patch update implementation, to ensure the safety of your Oracle environment.

DSP Database Healthcheck
For many reasons, over time, the sizing needs of a database inevitably changes. If a database is not therefore regularly tuned and re-sized as necessary, its performance and data integrity are bound to suffer. Our Database Healthcheck takes a full and comprehensive look at your database for existing and potential high-risk problems. The reports produced also highlight achievable performance gains and administrative improvements, along with recommendations covering structure and performance, allowing DBAs to easily rectify problems and carry out improvements.

DSP Server Healthcheck
Though included as part of our Database Healthcheck, this comprehensive healthcheck is offered as a stand-alone service, providing verified, documented information on:

Operating system version & patch level
Kernel configuration
Available memory, configuration & usage
CPU architecture & usage
Disk configuration, available space & I/O usage
Overall performance
OFA (Optimal Flexible Architecture) for any installed Oracle databases

Database Installation, Upgrade & Design
DSP are industry-recognized experts in Oracle database technology, having been designing, deploying, upgrading and supporting database architectures from Oracle Release 6 through to the latest R12. And it is this depth of experience that allows us to balance cost, availability, performance, scalability, security and manageability to meet your service level goals.

Licence Optimisation
Whether you are planning on implementing Oracle technology for the first time, adding licenses, customising an existing database, or needs to ensure license compliance, DSP can save you time and money and provide reassurance.

With many years of experience across installing, migrating and upgrading Oracle, your organisation is assured of engaging proven expertise from DSP.

If you require assistance with your current Oracle database or legacy environment
please Contact DSP