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Patching SQL Server

by jb 30. May 2026

Keeping Microsoft SQL Server environments secure and up to date is one of the most important responsibilities of every SQL Server DBA and infrastructure team. Regular security patching not only helps protect critical business data against newly discovered vulnerabilities, but also improves system stability, reliability and compliance with modern security standards.

In this blog post, we will look at best practices for securing and patching SQL Server environments.

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GoldenGate, Linux, Oracle, Patching, Security

Install Oracle GoldenGate 23ai on Linux

by jb 18. January 2025

This post shows how to Install Oracle GoldenGate 23ai on RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.10 (silent) for replication from or to Oracle Databases. After the base installation we will also apply the current RU patch 23.5. As a final step we add a Deployment.

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Linux, Security, Windows

Creating Self Signed Certificates

by jb 17. January 2025

Often Applications (e.g. Oracle GoldenGate or Oracle GoldenGate Veridata) allow the usage of certificates. For test systems a self signed certificate can be used to quickly create and use them.

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Linux, Oracle, Security, Windows

mTLS setup using orapki

by jb 15. December 2024

This post shows the mTLS setup using orapki for the encryption of database connections. Self signed certificates created by orapki and stored in a Oracle Wallet will be used on the db server and on the client machine.

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Category Security