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High Availability with Oracle Database 11g Release 2

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Overview As the use of IT-enabled services becomes more prevalent, modern enterprises have become increasingly dependent on their IT infrastructure and its continuous availability. Application downtime and unavailability of data directly translates into lost productivity and revenue, dissatisfied customers, and tarnished corporate image. This white paper reviews the common causes of application downtime and discusses Oracle's Maximum Availability Architecture framework that provides clear and concise guidance on implementing best practices using Oracle's proven high availability technologies.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Oracle	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Disaster Recovery, High Availability, Application Servers, Best Practices

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