Tuesday, 16 September 2008

Outsourcing Oracle Support

Outsourcing your IT support is always going to be a hot topic. No matter what industry you are in, the word outsourcing will be heard for many years to come. I would like to focus my views on outsourcing your Oracle Database Support/Oracle based applications and how Quantix can help reduce costs and increase efficiency.

An important factor for all businesses who are using Oracle databases, is the reassurance that they have the skills and resources to support their oracle databases when they most need it.

Here are some oracle support problems which you may come across within your businesses IT infrastructure:
  • Low oracle skills set
  • DBA on holiday or left company
  • Server downtime/data loss

These sorts problems can put a strain on your organisation or even damage it. This is where Quantix can help.

Quantix have all the required Oracle resources, skills, Oracle DBA's and as a Oracle Certified Advanatge Partner, have access to a pool of exclusive oracle resources to help your business reduce costs and maxise your oracle investements.

One of the major bonuses of using Quantix's Oracle support services is the peace of mind that your oracle database applications are being looked after and your staff can concentrate on adding value to your businesses products and services.

The underlying question is: will it be beneficial/add value to my business? The answer is Yes. By having Quantix support your oracle databases/oracle applications, it means your business will be saving money, time and having the most advanaced oracle skills at your fingertips.

To learn more about how Quantix's Oracle Support Services please do visit the Quantix website or call one of our oracle consultants on: 0115 983 6247

Monday, 8 September 2008

Oracle Database Security and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

Oracle Database Security and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

Oracle Database security provides powerful data protection and access control solutions to address PCI-DSS 1.1 requirements.

Oracle Database Vault prevents highly privileged users from accessing the credit card information and helps reduce the risk of insider threats with separation of duty, multi-factor authorization and command rules.

Oracle Advanced Security Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) provides the industry's most advanced database encryption solution, enabling encryption of credit card numbers with complete transparency to the existing application.

Oracle Audit Vault consolidates and protects database audit data from across the enterprise. Oracle Audit Vault reports and alerts provide pro-active notification of access to credit card information.

Oracle Enterprise Manager provides secure configuration scanning to insure your databases stay configured securely.

Oracle Label Security extends user security authorizations to help enforce the need-to-know principle.

See following link for more details

http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/database-security/oracle-pci.html


If you would like further information regarding the above services or any of the Quantix range, please feel free to visit the Quantix or contact us on 0115 983 6200