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Local HNSW Indexes in Oracle AI Database 26ai: Partitioned Vector Search Without the Global Graph Rebuild
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Impacts of Overallocating Resources to Your Database and How to Keep Technical Debt Under Control
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Unleashing the Power of Oracle Database 23ai: A Deep Dive into AI Vector Search
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Charting Your Course: How to Plan a Successful Database Migration to the Cloud
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Auditing Enhancements in Oracle Database 21c: A New Era of Governance and Security
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Mastering Concurrent Materialized View Refreshes in Oracle Database 23ai: A Deep-Dive for Experienced DBAs
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Turbocharging Oracle Data Loads: A DBA’s Field Guide
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Hi, I’m Arvind Toorpu.
I’m a Database Admin/Architect with 14+ years managing Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud (AWS/RDS) systems. This blog covers the cloning, tuning, security, and migration work that keeps databases running.
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