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November 14, 2024

Solvaria Unveils New Database Security Solution: CIS SecureSuite® Assessments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  MEDIA CONTACT:  Jennifer Frayser VP of Marketing, Solvaria Jfrayser@solvaria.com 804.304.9878 Solvaria Unveils New Database Security Solution: CIS SecureSuite® Assessment  Solvaria Launches CIS SecureSuite® Assessment  to Enhance Database Security and Compliance  Richmond, VA – Solvaria is proud to announce the launch of its latest service offering: comprehensive CIS SecureSuite® Assessment designed to support clients’ security compliance and streamline
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November 6, 2024

Partitioning Strategies: Optimizing Database Performance

As databases grow, ensuring optimal performance and efficient data management becomes increasingly challenging. Database partitioning can serve as a powerful solution for managing large datasets, optimizing query response times, and simplifying maintenance tasks.   Explore key partitioning strategies in this blog, aimed at enhancingdatabase performance, with a focus on Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL environments. Ready to discover additional performance optimization techniques?
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What is database activity monitoring?

Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) is the process of tracking and analyzing database activities to safeguard sensitive data and ensure compliance with security regulations. DAM solutions continuously monitor user activities, database transactions, and any potential threats in real-time, helping organizations quickly identify suspicious behavior like unauthorized access or unusual queries.  Database activity monitoring solutions use specialized tools to observe database traffic,
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October 22, 2024

Disaster Recovery Runbooks: Proactive Crisis Management

Unexpected system failures or outages can lead to significant downtime, impacting business operations and revenue. A well-prepared disaster recovery runbook can be the difference between a swift recovery and prolonged disruption. This document serves as a clear, step-by-step guide to restoring normal operations in the event of a crisis, ensuring that your organization can bounce back quickly.  In this article,
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October 15, 2024

Understanding and Resolving ORA-12154: TNS Connect Identifier Error

The ORA-12154: TNS: could not resolve the connect identifier specified is a frequently encountered error in Oracle database environments. This error often arises when there is an issue establishing a connection between an Oracle client and a service or database instance. While the error can be frustrating, especially when you’re in the middle of critical database tasks, the fix is
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What are the key benefits of CI/CD?

Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines have become essential practices in modern DevOps projects, allowing teams to streamline their workflows and improve the quality of their releases. A well-implemented CI/CD pipeline integrates code more frequently and delivers it rapidly, ensuring smooth and efficient updates across environments. Below are some of the key benefits:  Faster Development Cycles CI/CD pipelines allow
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October 8, 2024

Inspiring Future STEM Leaders at GiSTEM’s Thinking Big 2024

Solvaria proudly served as a networking sponsor at Thinking Big 2024, an event hosted by GiSTEM for over 300 high school students from Richmond and Petersburg on October 7th. The event gave students the chance to participate in interactive workshops and learn directly from industry professionals.   This year’s focus on manufacturing and technology highlighted the growing opportunities in the
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October 3, 2024

Improving Database Performance with Caching Strategies

Fast and efficient access to information is critical for maintaining high-performance database environments. One of the most powerful techniques that can aid in achieving this goal is via caching, the practice of temporarily storing frequently accessed data to reduce the load on the primary database. Potential benefits of effective caching strategies include reduced response times, increased scalability, and improved user
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What are the key differences between GitHub vs Azure DevOps?

When comparing GitHub vs Azure DevOps for project management and CI/CD pipelines, it’s essential to understand the unique strengths each platform offers. While both are popular tools for DevOps project management, their features cater to different needs and workflows. For more information on effectively leveraging DevOps project management tools, explore our latest blog. GitHub is widely known for its repository
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September 24, 2024

Strengthening DevOps Projects with Continuous Monitoring and Security

As businesses increasingly embrace DevOps for more efficient software delivery, continuous monitoring and security have become central to maintaining the health and performance of DevOps projects. Integrating comprehensive monitoring tools and security measures can have many benefits, including proactive problem resolution and increased regulatory compliance.    In this article, we’ll explore key practices for strong monitoring and security strategies in DevOps
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